TOKYO - An outspoken economic adviser to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga stepped down on Monday after his recent online posts drew fire for downplaying the COVID-19 situation in Japan and ridiculing growing calls for the cancellation of this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
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