Japanese PM announces resignation
Yoshihide Suga says he won’t seek re-election next month
The governing Liberal Democratic Party in Japan is heading for another internal election - following the sudden resignation of its party leader and incumbent Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga. Mr Suga's handling of the Covid pandemic has caused his approval rating to plummet. Harding of the Financial Times in Tokyo discusses what’s next for Japan. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Elizabeth Hotson investigates the world of online reviews, and how to tell a genuine rating from a fake. The Dutch Grand Prix returns this weekend after 36 years. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Matthew Kenyon goes to Zandvoort to see why the F1 race is restarting after all these years. (Image: Yoshihide Suga at a press conference. Credit: Kimimasa Mayama/AFP/Getty)
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