Asia | Banyan
Suga Yoshihide falls on his sword
Japan’s prime minister is unpopular and uninspiring
Editor’s note: This column was updated on September 3rd to take in Suga Yoshihide’s announcement that he will not participate in a vote for leadership of his Liberal Democratic Party.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “The missing warrior”
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Martial law in South Korea—and then not. What comes next?
A rash, unexpected move by Yoon Suk Yeol, the president, tests South Korean democracy
Suffering from the Bhopal disaster in India continues, 40 years on
So does the search for justice for victims of the world’s worst industrial accident
Fathers are doing more child care in East Asia
About time, too
Ice Age antelopes surge back from the brink of extinction
Even better, these peers of sabre-toothed tigers can help with carbon capture
Indonesia’s Prabowo is desperate to impress Trump and Xi
The new president’s first foreign tour was a shambles
Is India’s education system the root of its problems?
A recent comparison with China suggests that may be so