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Kishida will come to office with a long to-do list. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg

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Japan’s new leader is prisoner of the policies he inherited

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Japan's response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at his official residence during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, July 30, 2021. Photo:Reuters

Risks of party revolt grow for Japan's PM Suga after local poll loss

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 21st National Assembly, in Seoul, South Korea July 16, 2020. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERS

S Korea's Moon scraps Tokyo trip over 'unacceptable' diplomat remarks

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga wearing a face mask meets COP26 President Alok Sharma at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 19, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Japan's Suga in danger of becoming another revolving-door premier

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Amid opposition, Japan PM says has “never put Olympics first”

Japan's top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga smiles during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan August 26, 2020/ Reuters

Japan PM says he'll take ruling party's by-election defeats with humility

Japanese PM, Pfizer CEO discuss delivery of additional vaccine doses in 2021 to Japan

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Japanese PM, Pfizer CEO discuss delivery of additional vaccine doses in 2021 to Japan

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President Joe Biden hold a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Biden and Japan's Suga project unity against China's assertiveness

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The summit that can’t fail

Biden to welcome Japan's Suga as first guest and key ally in China strategy

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin, Germany, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Senior Chinese diplomat visits Japan amid regional tensions

Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference following his confirmation as Prime Minister of Japan in Tokyo, Japan September 16, 2020. Photo: Reuters

With eye on China, Japan's Suga seeks tighter ties with Vietnam, Indonesia

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Russia's Putin, Japan's Suga discuss possible cooperation on Covid-19 vaccines - Kremlin