“I want to make sure I see the Olympics take place next year,” he said, speaking at a town hall to a news agency.
He also touched on his visit to Vietnam and Indonesia scheduled for Sunday, saying that a free and open Indo-Pacific is “essential” to stability in the region.
His visit would mark the first time he travels overseas as prime minister.
At the townhall meeting, which also marks a month since the day he came into power, Suga added that he would combine measures to rein in the coronavirus with steps to revive the economy.