TOKYO -- Hours after his new cabinet was sworn in on Sept. 16, Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga met privately in his office with his 20 ministers. Each, in turn, got a pep talk and a modest-sounding brief of two policy goals apiece.
Many lawmakers, particularly those in Japan's ruling coalition, are anticipating an early election. (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)
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