Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday announced he would not stand for re-election in the upcoming vote for leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The news came as a shock to some of his supporters but analysts said the writing was on the wall as Suga’s approval rating has been sliding for months. Japan’s PM Yoshihide Suga to resign after just 1 year in post Suga will stay on until his replacement is elected on September 29. The new party president will also become…
