Japan PM Suga seen calling snap election after Tokyo Games: Asahi

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. - AP

TOKYO (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to call a snap election after the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, a media report said, showing his resolve to push ahead with the Games despite the country's struggle to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government is considering crafting a new economic stimulus package before the expected snap election, the Asahi newspaper said on Thursday (June 3), citing several anonymous ruling party executives.