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Suga Yoshihide
![The Coming Clash Between Japan’s Current and Former Prime Ministers The Coming Clash Between Japan’s Current and Former Prime Ministers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-19-144712.jpg)
The Coming Clash Between Japan’s Current and Former Prime Ministers
By Jio Kamata
The upcoming LDP election will be a battle over policy and personality, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and his predecessor, Suga Yoshihide, symbolize the LDP's internal divide.
![Will Suga Yoshihide Make a Comeback? Will Suga Yoshihide Make a Comeback?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-26-3.jpg)
Will Suga Yoshihide Make a Comeback?
By Jio Kamata
As Prime Minister Kishida fights flagging approval ratings, his predecessor is testing the political waters.
![Japan Ex-Diplomat Kishida Wins Party Vote, to Become New PM Japan Ex-Diplomat Kishida Wins Party Vote, to Become New PM](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-29-7.jpg)
Japan Ex-Diplomat Kishida Wins Party Vote, to Become New PM
By Mari Yamaguchi
Japan's new leader faces an uphill battle in reviving a pandemic-hit economy and addressing growing regional security risks.
![Suga Bows Out of Party Vote, Paves Way for New Japan Leader Suga Bows Out of Party Vote, Paves Way for New Japan Leader](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-japan-1184122_1280.jpg)
Suga Bows Out of Party Vote, Paves Way for New Japan Leader
By Mari Yamaguchi
The Liberal Democrats and their coalition partner have a majority in parliament. Whoever wins the September 29 party vote is likely to become the new prime minister.
![Tokyo Local Elections Are a Wake-up Call for Japan’s Ruling Party Tokyo Local Elections Are a Wake-up Call for Japan’s Ruling Party](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-29-2.jpg)
Tokyo Local Elections Are a Wake-up Call for Japan’s Ruling Party
By Yuki Tatsumi
Japan’s ruling coalition failed to win a majority in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election. Is this the beginning of a leadership vacuum in Japan?
![The Political Implications of Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout The Political Implications of Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-16-12.jpg)
The Political Implications of Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
By Naoko Aoki
The success of Japan’s vaccination campaign could determine whether Prime Minister Suga stays in office beyond this fall.
![Keeping Strategic Anxieties at Bay: Growing Japan-Vietnam Bonhomie Keeping Strategic Anxieties at Bay: Growing Japan-Vietnam Bonhomie](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-04-4.jpg)
Keeping Strategic Anxieties at Bay: Growing Japan-Vietnam Bonhomie
By Rahul Mishra
Japan has made crucial moves in recent years, particularly in its relations with Vietnam, but without much hype.
![Japan Backward in Coming Forward on US-North Korea Japan Backward in Coming Forward on US-North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-06-7.jpg)
Japan Backward in Coming Forward on US-North Korea
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
At a time of stalemate, the Suga administration seems unwilling to take the initiative.
![Japan’s Ruling Party Loses 3 Key Elections in Bow to Suga Japan’s Ruling Party Loses 3 Key Elections in Bow to Suga](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-26-3.jpg)
Japan’s Ruling Party Loses 3 Key Elections in Bow to Suga
By Mari Yamaguchi
With full elections due by this fall, the opposition's sweep of Sunday's by-elections is a warning sign for Prime Minister Suga and the LDP.
![Japan’s Prime Minister Hit With Nepotism Scandal Japan’s Prime Minister Hit With Nepotism Scandal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-japan-1184122_1280.jpg)
Japan’s Prime Minister Hit With Nepotism Scandal
By Thisanka Siripala
Suga’s honeymoon period is over following a lavish dining scandal involving elite LDP bureaucrats and Suga’s eldest son.
![Decoding Davos: The Divergent Agendas of Xi Jinping, Moon Jae-in, and Suga Yoshihide Decoding Davos: The Divergent Agendas of Xi Jinping, Moon Jae-in, and Suga Yoshihide](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-01-11.jpg)
Decoding Davos: The Divergent Agendas of Xi Jinping, Moon Jae-in, and Suga Yoshihide
By Duncan Bartlett
How the leaders of China, South Korea, and Japan revealed their differing ambitions during their speeches to the World Economic Forum.
![China’s Foreign Minister Arrives in Japan, Hoping to Keep Relations Steady China’s Foreign Minister Arrives in Japan, Hoping to Keep Relations Steady](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-24-6.jpg)
China’s Foreign Minister Arrives in Japan, Hoping to Keep Relations Steady
By Shannon Tiezzi
Wang Yi’s trip marks Beijing’s first high-level engagement with the new Suga administration.
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