Japan eyes Washington scion Caroline Kennedy as link to Biden staff

Ex-ambassador has maintained friendship with Suga for years

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Caroline Kennedy, who served as U.S. ambassador to Japan, could prove a valuable connection to President-elect Joe Biden's Democratic Party. © Reuters

MASAYA KATO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- When Yoshihide Suga, now Japan's prime minister, visited the U.S. in 2019, he was invited to the home of Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F. Kennedy.

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