Suga vows to lead 'free and open digital space' in Indo-Pacific

Japanese PM also promises to aid equitable vaccine access at Nikkei forum

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga concludes the first day of Nikkei's Future of Asia Conference on May 20. (Photo by Kai Fujii)

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

May 20, 2021 20:27 JST

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Thursday that he wants to lead the formation of international standards for next-generation communications and build up Indo-Pacific digital infrastructure, trumpeting a broad and ambitious agenda for the post-COVID era.