Japan PM postpones visit to Philippines, India: media


Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. - AP

TOKYO (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is postponing plans to visit India and the Philippines on a trip originally set for the end of the month, media said on Wednesday (April 21).

Suga will instead focus on handling a recent surge in coronavirus cases, broadcaster FNN and other media said.

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