Japan's newly-elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrives at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged on Wednesday that he will do his best to protect employment while also countering the coronavirus.
In his first news conference as prime minister, Suga said that the biggest challenge currently facing Japan was the spread of the novel coronavirus, but added that there was a need to balance the fight with the virus with economic revival.
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