Daily Current Affairs / Yoshihide Suga to step down as Prime Minister of Japan
Category : International Published on: September 08 2021
· Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to the media after announcing his exit from the party leadership race at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan on September 3, 2021.
· Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will set the stage for a new premiership after a year-long tenure from an unpopular COVID-19 response and rapidly dwindling public support.
· Suga, who took office after Shinzo Abe resigned last September citing ill health, has seen his support rating drop below 30% as the country grapples with the worst wave of COVID-19 infections ahead of a general election this year.
Important Facts
About Japan:
v Capital: Tokyo
v Currency: Japanese yen
v The life expectancy in Japan is 84, which is 3 years higher than in the United Kingdom.
v Japan imports over 80% of Jamaica's annual coffee production
India's household debt rises to 23.9% of GDP in FY25, signaling post-pandemic financial stress.
Read More....PM Modi distributes over 51,000 appointment letters at 15th Rozgar Mela across 47 locations.
Read More....India and Bhutan hold the 6th Joint Group of Customs Meeting in Thimphu on April 24–25, 2025.
Read More....Cheetah Nirva gives birth to five cubs at Kuno, raising India’s cheetah count to 31.
Read More....Indian companies send goods worth ₹85,000 crore annually to Pakistan via Dubai, Singapore, bypassing restrictions.
Read More....India signs agreement with France for 26 Rafale-Marine aircraft for Navy.
Read More....Delhi launches ₹10 lakh free health cover under Ayushman Vay Vandana for citizens aged 70+.
Read More....Karnataka-based humanitarian Madhusudan Sai receives Fiji’s highest civilian award.
Read More....President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Awards to 71 achievers, including Shekhar Kapur and R. Ashwin.
Read More....Start-up ‘Sarvam’ to build India’s first AI large language model under ₹10,370 crore IndiaAI Mission.
Read More....
