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Japanese PM Suga speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, August, 2021.

"But doing both [pandemic and leadership race] takes enormous energy and I have decided that I should just choose one or the other,"
Mr Suga said.

Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga addresses a press conference in Tokyo wearing a mask, where he announces his intention to step down.

Masked commuters mill around in a train in Tokyo, Japan, August 2021.

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