Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was being expected to turn out people's favourite in the upcoming elections to replace former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and the opinion polls are now supporting that assumption.

Yoshihide Suga frontrunner in race to succeed Shinzo Abe: Poll

After Japan's former Primer Minister Shinzo Abe stepped down fro, his post due to his ill health, people have been guessing which Japanese leaders will be contesting the elections to replace Abe.

Abe's longtime aid Yoshihide Suga to run for leadership race

Following the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation last week, Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida has officially announced that he would run for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) election.

Fumio Kishida announces candidacy to replace Japan's Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe has announced that he will resign as Prime Minister of Japan due to ill health. Who will be Abe's successor? Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas | Shinzo Abe Resigns: Who will succeed him?

US President Donald Trump on Friday paid his "highest respect" to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and voiced concern over his "great friend" resigning for health reasons.

Trump pays 'highest respect' to resigning Japanese Prime Minister Abe

It is not common to see world leaders step down from their post due to health issues. Most of times, the leaders try to hide it for as long as they can. However, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has broken the unsaid rule and stepped down because of his ill health.

Health or power: What the world leaders can learn from Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Possible successors stack up as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns

Shinzo Abe is the longest serving Prime Minister of Japan. He is the man who has shaped the destiny of Japan for the better part of this decade is resigning from the Prime Minister's office due to health reasons.

Shinzo Abe: A successful story of a successful leader

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's longest serving premier, on Friday resigned due to health reasons. He said the decision to step down was his alone.

Japan PM Abe resigns: How the world is reacting to the news

Ending weeks of speculation, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Friday that he is stepping down for health reasons a second time. Shinzo Abe had earlier made two trips to the hospital amid speculation over his health.

Who will replace Abe and when: Japan PM's resignation sparks leadership race