Yoshihide Suga

Ruling LDP officials say Mr Suga would stay on until his successor is chosen in party-wide election slated for Sept 29

[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed up slightly more than 2 percent on Friday after Japan's prime minister said he will not run for his ruling party's leadership, effectively ending his tenu...

[TOKYO] He battled his way to the top of Japanese politics, but once Yoshihide Suga reached the prime minister's office, his tenure was troubled and short-lived.

[TOKYO] Less than a year after becoming prime minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga said Friday that he would not seek reelection as chief of the governing party, paving the way for a new leader after his...

[TOKYO] Japanese shares soared on Friday, with the broad Topix index hitting a three-decade high, after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga offered to resign, opening the way for a fresh government that cou...

[TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to replace an unpopular long-term ally as he seeks to shore up support ahead of a party leadership election he must win before the general electio...

PUBLIC support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hit record lows, polls for two major newspapers showed on Monday, turning up the heat on the unpopular premier less than a month before he fac...

[TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's ruling party will hold a leadership election on Sept 29, party officials said on Thursday, ahead of an expected challenge from former foreign minister ...

[TOKYO] Most Japanese firms want Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to be replaced as record Covid-19 infections threaten the economy, a new survey showed, adding to the premier's woes ahead of a party lea...