Japan's Covid vaccine minister Taro Kono favoured for PM September 05, 2021 at 01:43AM

Japan's minister in charge of Covid-19 vaccinations is seen as the most suitable candidate to become the next prime minister, media reported on Sunday. The Kyodo news agency said nearly a third of respondents to a telephone poll it conducted this weekend said the minister in charge of vaccinations, Taro Kono, was most suitable to succeed Suga as premier.