A maverick; an ultra-conservative; a fading liberal; a Mr Nobody. Those are the descriptions of the people in the running to take over from Japans Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. A little more than a year after taking over as leader, Mr Suga has announced he wont seek re-election, creating an unexpected opening to replace him. Andrea Nierhoff reports.
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