Suga-free Diet: Japans next leader

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 10:29 a.m.

The ruling party\u2019s choice for its president\u2014a shoo-in for prime minister\u2014seems to overlook the people\u2019s will. We ask how Kishida Fumio is likely to lead, and for how long. Some of Nigeria\u2019s megachurches are larger than stadiums, and have considerable assets\u2014as do many of their charismatic pastors. And keeping up with demand for vinyl records presents pressing problems. 

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