Yoshihide Suga

Geopolitics

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga wins ruling party race to replace Prime Minister Abe

A farmer’s son long known as Abe’s back-room fixer, Suga won 377 of the 535 available votes Monday, the LDP said.

Geopolitics

Japan’s new leader will likely keep big stimulus rolling

The emergence of Yoshihide Suga as the leading candidate to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggests Japan will stick to its economic strategy of massive monetary stimulus.
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