98: Prime Minister Suga's shock resignation w/ Satoshi Sugiyama

<div>The Japan Times’ political correspondent, Satoshi Sugiyama, discusses Suga’s sudden resignation and who might replace him as prime minister.</div> <div> <br> <strong>Read more: </strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/05/national/politics-diplomacy/suga-behind-scenes-decision/">A behind-the-scenes look at Suga’s shocking decision to quit the LDP race</a> (Satoshi Sugiyama, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/04/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-race-suga-exit/">Suga's abrupt exit throws LDP race wide open</a> (Satoshi Sugiyama, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/06/national/taro-kono-ldp-survey/">Vaccine czar Taro Kono tops opinion poll to be Japan's next leader</a> (The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/05/national/sanae-takaichi-ldp-contender/">Could Japan soon have a female leader? Sanae Takaichi emerges as a contender</a> (Tomohiro Osaki, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/09/04/national/politics-diplomacy/suga-quits-coronavirus-undoing/">For Suga, the pandemic proved to be his undoing</a> (Osamu Tsukimori, The Japan Times)</li> </ul> <div><br> </div> <div> <strong>On this episode:<br> </strong>Satoshi Sugiyama: <a href="https://twitter.com/SatoshiJournal">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/satoshi-sugiyama/">Articles</a><br> Oscar Boyd: <a href="https://twitter.com/omhboyd">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/oscar-boyd/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oscar.boyd/">Instagram</a><br> <br> <strong>Announcements:</strong> </div> <div>Subscribe to the show and sign up to the <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/email-newsletters/">Deep Dive mailing list</a> to be notified when new episodes come out. Get in touch with us at deepdive@japantimes.co.jp.<br> <br> </div> <div>Support the show! Rate us, review us and share this episode with a friend i