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Rishi Sunak has stepped down as British prime minister since the Group of Seven summit in Italy in June. U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida face elections later this year. © Reuters

AKIO FUJII, Nikkei executive chair of editorial board

TOKYO -- Dubbed the "year of elections," 2024 is now into its second half.

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