Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) and his predecessor Yoshihide Suga pictured in 2021. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) and his predecessor Yoshihide Suga pictured in 2021. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
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Is Japan’s Yoshihide Suga planning a comeback as PM Fumio Kishida’s approval rating sinks?

  • Suga, who Kishida replaced in October 2021, has been a vocal opponent of his successor’s unpopular plan to increase taxes for defence spending
  • The former leader is ‘trying to make sure he’s seen’, an analyst said, amid lingering factional infighting and a public ‘disappointed’ in Kishida

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) and his predecessor Yoshihide Suga pictured in 2021. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) and his predecessor Yoshihide Suga pictured in 2021. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
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