Japan's vaccine czar leads polls among potential leadership candidates before formally entering race
Taro Kono, Japan's regulatory reform and vaccine minister, speaks from behind a transparent screen during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021.Taro Kono, the minister in charge of Japan's vaccine push, currently leads popular opinion polls among candidates that could become the country's next leader.according to local news agency Kyodo News
Still, the minister himself has yet to officially confirm his intention to seek the leadership of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.announcing he will not be running in the upcoming leadership election Suga stepping aside sets the stage for a "generational change" inside the LDP, according to Jesper Koll, senior advisor at WisdomTree.
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