William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Yoshihide Suga might just be the only world leader who actually misses 2020.
Opinion
Why Suga's 2021 has already gone off the rails
Collapse in support for Japan's Prime Minister has been as abrupt as it is deserved
Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference on Jan. 7. His basic message: the economy is still my priority. © Reuters
Read Next
Latest on Opinion
