THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 14, 2024 at 18:19 JST
Akira Koike, chief of the Japanese Communist Party’s secretariat on Aug. 14 (Takahiro Okubo)
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's sudden announcement on Aug. 14 that he will not run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election was met with surprise by allies, some of whom are already jockeying to replace him. [Read More]
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