Japan neighbors hope to improve ties with Tokyo as Suga succeeds Abe

Japan's neighbors, including China, South Korea and Russia, on Wednesday voiced eagerness to work to improve their ties with Tokyo after Yoshihide Suga was tapped as prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, regarded as a hawkish conservative.Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a congratulatory message to Suga that Beijing and Tokyo should "promote the construction of a relationship that is suitable for the new era," according to the People's Daily, the Communist Party's mouthpiece.Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters that Beijing "will promote development of relations" with J…READ FULL ARTICLE