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Christopher Glen
Abe is saying: "Suga's face-nappy isn't as good as my face-nappy, which I'm not wearing". But in all seriousness, I don't see what Abe has left to say in office for.
William77
He might resign or either keep until the end of his mandate.
In the end it won’t really matter because another member of the Nippon Kaigi will take the helm of the government which means little will change.
Goodlucktoyou
Suga will be a great PM. Expert liar.
dan
more of the same old if Abe steps down soon..sigh.
Ego Sum Lux Mundi
B-but Abe can't retire until he has achieved constitutional revision and placated the ghost of his war-criminal grandpappy, PM Kishi. Btw, thanks America for letting all those criminals off the hook after the war and allowing the Japanese to engage in mass denial for 70 years.
Graham DeShazo
And yet everyone is talking about it.
Yubaru
Too soon? Never!
Spitfire
@Ego Sum Lux Mundi,
Best comment on here ever........totally spot on.
Spitfire
@Ego Sum Lux Mundi,
You have nailed it.
itsonlyrocknroll
The photo is not encouraging.
Sana Hamaya
Suga is "main offender" that expanded infection by infamous domestic travel campaign.
Number of Corona virus fatality also increased since travel campaign.
itsonlyrocknroll
Time off, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Premiership can be defined by an exceptional foreign policy.
Golf with President Trump, a singular ability to diplomatically deflect from Akie Abe, how can I state this,
objection to fancy bling and sparkly things associated with the US current administration.
In essence it may be a time to take a leap of judgement, a move to curtail "factionized" government, wishful thinking.
And take a leap into the unknown. Out with the old.
Grandma must be spinning.
Ichiro_WeatherForecaster
Whoever takes a leadership in the Liberal Democratic Party, the term is until next year. (Maybe after Olympic?)
I hope a prime minister show his/her leadership by the term and a leader who can count on appear from opposition parties to deal with diplomacy and economy
Ken Wyatt
No, let's talk a lot about Abe's potential successors.
It's the least we should be doing after the series of blunders we've had to put up with...
B. Jay
When the going gets tough, Abe gets sick.
BertieWooster
Ah, but we can dream, can't we?
Mickelicious
Et tu, Brute?
Akie
It is reckless to think Abe-san has done a good job, as if we hadn't had enough.
Simon Foston
RecklessAug. 26 10:51 pm JST
Why?
Because Abe's so well-qualified (i.e. his father and grandfather were both top-level politicians), experienced (a few months as chief cabinet secretary before he became PM in 2007, and years of LDP backroom politics before his second term) and accomplished (no... racking my brains over that one, can't think of anything)?
Aly Rustom
Just imagine if he announces that he's got the virus..
Simon Foston
RecklessToday 11:11 am JST
That's nice. I'm doing okay as well but I wouldn't give Abe any credit for it.
Is that a tacit admission that he has in fact done not very much?
Like Abenomics, Abenomasks, Go To Travel and constitutional revision?
Simon Foston
RecklessAug. 27 10:21 pm JST
Why? I'm not a politician, I can't vote or run for office unless I choose Japanese nationality (no thanks), so any concrete ideas I might have will never be acted upon.
Sounds like you're making excuses for Abe here. The top people in the public and private sectors are supposed to be getting their heads together and coming up with the "concrete ideas." That's what they're raking in the big salaries for - provided by the taxpayer in Abe's case.