FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference on COVID-19 situation in Tokyo, Japan April 23, 2021. Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's ruling party suffered a triple blow at by-elections over the weekend, as voter frustration with scandals and government management of the coronavirus risked weakening the influence of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government.
Suga's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost all three seats in parliamentary by-elections on Sunday, polls widely seen as a verdict on his administration and a bellwether for a crucial Lower House election later this year.
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