Suga Becomes Jap Top Minister as Abe Period Ends

TOKYO—Yoshihide Suga was elected Japan’s first unusual top minister in practically eight years, ushering in a rare interval of political uncertainty because the nation seeks to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, navigate rising U.S.-China tensions and prepare for the Olympics in Tokyo subsequent year.

“What the of us want is a transient discontinue to the coronavirus pandemic and an economic recovery,” Mr. Suga acknowledged at his first press convention as top minister. “That’s what my cabinet will build apart every effort into at the beginning.”

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