Japan's Yoshihide Suga to resign as prime minister

Wide-open LDP leadership race expected to feature Kono, Ishiba and others

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga tells reporters about his decision not to run in Tokyo on Sept. 3. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will resign this month, throwing wide open the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election -- a crucial race that could set the tone for an upcoming lower house campaign.

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