(CNN) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday said he will not run in his party’s forthcoming leadership election, effectively ceding the premiership and opening the race to other ...

Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who succeeded the country’s longest-serving leader in history, is stepping down after just one year at the helm of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The wildly ...

TOKYO -- Amid growing criticism of his handling of the pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday that he won't run for the leadership of the governing party later this month, paving the way ...

The choice, kept strictly secret ahead of Monday's announcement, was a break from nearly 1,400 years of drawing era names from Chinese classics. Abe said Manyoshu is Japan's oldes ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Friday he won't run for his party's leadership later this month, effectively ending his tenure as prime minister after less than a year ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he will not seek reelection and will resign on September 30, less than a year after he took office. Suga has faced widespread criticism over his ...

Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga has announced he will not seek re-election as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, which will effectively end his tenure in the top ...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday revealed he does not intend to run in his party’s upcoming leadership election, effectively ceding the premiership after a tumultuous year in office.