Since his first day in office, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had sought to stamp down the coronavirus and revive the nation¡¯s battered economy.
But he never came close to achieving either goal.
Ultimately, the public¡¯s relentless frustrations over the country¡¯s protracted vaccine rollout and empty promises on containing the pandemic proved to be his undoing, experts say.
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