Suga suffers triple defeat in bellwether Diet by-elections

Japanese prime minister takes hit within ruling LDP ahead of national vote

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks with reporters about COVID-19 in Tokyo on April 23. The leader suffered a tough loss Sunday as his party lost three seats in parliament. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

April 26, 2021 01:35 JST

Updated on April 26, 2021 06:05 JST

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party failed to win any of the three parliamentary by-elections held Sunday, a loss that weakens Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's standing in the party ahead of a general election later this year.