World Sep 29 Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to become prime minister By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World Sep 24 WATCH: Japan prime minister calls Olympics ‘symbol of global unity’ at U.N. General Assembly At a U.N. General Assembly meeting packed with global gloom, Japan's outgoing leader highlighted what he cast as a moment of inspiration: the Tokyo Olympics, controversially held in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. By Associated Press
World Sep 09 Japan extends virus emergency until end of September Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says serious cases remain high and are still overwhelming many hospitals. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World May 14 Japan expands virus emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics Japan is further expanding a coronavirus state of emergency from six areas, including Tokyo, to nine as the government repeated its determination to hold the Olympics in just over two months. Japan has been struggling to slow infections ahead of… By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Politics Apr 16 WATCH: Biden meets with Japanese prime minister, first guest to White House Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in a bid to underscore the two countries’ alliance as a counter to an autocratic and increasingly assertive China. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Mari Yamaguchi, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Dec 04 Japan prime minister pledges $19 billion to promote ecological businesses By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Suga, who took office in mid-September, set climate change as one of his main policy goals along with promoting a digital transformation of Japanese society — issues which were left behind by his predecessor. Continue reading