Polls show Kono (left) is already voters’ favourite for premier, an ominous sign for Suga (right) ahead of a party leadership vote in September. - Reuters
TOKYO (Bloomberg): One of them is a seasoned public communicator, as comfortable debating his Davos counterparts in English as he is explaining the potential side-effects of coronavirus vaccines. The other is Japan’s prime minister.
Just as Yoshihide Suga is facing a pivotal moment in his premiership, he is finding himself being eclipsed by cabinet member Taro Kono, an outspoken politician appointed three weeks ago to lead an imminent vaccine rollout.
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