As approval ratings tank in the aftermath of the Tokyo Olympics and poor pandemic management, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced that he will not stand for re-election. This has opened up a race within the Liberal Democratic Party for the top post. We discuss the potential candidates with Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Senior Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs.

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Produced by: Arleen Webber

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Noelle Lim, Khoo Hsu Chuang

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Tags:  Japan,  Government,  Pandemic,  Politics,  Economy,  Elections,  Government/Regulatory/Policy Making,  Economy, Markets,  Politics, News, Current Affairs