TOKYO -- Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not run for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party and will step down as the prime minister of Japan, less than a year after taking office on Sept. 16, 2020. Looking back, there were three crucial moments that sealed Suga's political fate.
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Three moments that put Japan PM Suga on road to resignation
Poor timing, mistakes with COVID and mayoral race sealed his political fate
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has decided not to run in the LDP's presidential election, citing the need to focus on combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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