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Japan PM apologises after lawmakers' night club outings

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a meeting of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tokyo, Japan. [Reuters]

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Wednesday after lawmakers from his ruling coalition visited night clubs despite his government’s call for people to avoid unnecessary outings to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The news is another headache for Suga whose approval rating has tumbled due to dissatisfaction with his handling of the pandemic, which critics have called too slow and inconsistent.

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