government amid public frustration over its response to the coronavirus pandemic, Suga reiterated his

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, center, attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Feb.... The

supply to the market at a time when coronavirus cases around the world are surging and many U.S

.... He was also confirmed in the upper house. Suga had been chosen Monday to lead the ruling party

Open this photo in gallery Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, second from right, attends a Cabinet meeting at his office

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, center, and members of his Cabinet attend a meeting in

NEW YORK: Expectations that the U.S. economic rebound will slow in the second half are weighing on small cap stocks, forcing fund managers to look for companies that could continue to profit in a lower growth environment. The Russell 2000 index, which tracks smaller companies, has underperformed the SP 500 in each of the last four months.... Investors pulled nearly$ 108 million out the iShares Russell 2000 index exchange traded fund during the week that ended July 14, the third straight week of

for the vote starting in one week, Kono told Suga of his running in the contest when the two met in

The Games, postponed last year by the pandemic, opened on Friday.... That was upended after a surge in COVID-19 infections led to a fourth state of emergency in Tokyo and forced Olympic organisers to ban spectators from almost all venues. Tokyo reported 1, 429 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, almost double the number on the same day a week earlier.... Japan has had some cheering news from the Games, winning six gold medals-including a historic two in judo by Uta Abe and her brother Hifumi on Sund