Japan's Suga pledges focus on coronavirus but details remain sketchy

Yoshihide Suga, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker, adjusts his protective face mask as he leaves a news conference to announce his candidacy for the party's leadership election, in Tokyo, Japan September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - As Japan's ruling party seeks a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, health experts worry that his successor may prioritize reviving the recession-hit economy over its pledge to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, seen as the front runner to succeed Abe, pledged to focus on ending the epidemic, but he's been mum on details.