Tokyo residents on Japan's new PM Yoshihide Suga

Residents of Japan's capital Tokyo expressed mixed feelings on Wednesday over appointment of Yoshihide Suga as country's new prime minister, following resignation of Shinzo Abe.

"Serving more than seven and a half years, Abe has gained stable support from nation. I hope Mr. Suga will  take over Abe's mission and keep working hard," said Machiko Iwata, 33, an ministrative assistant at law firm.

But some voiced concerns that re would t be much change from what Abe was doing.

"re were some scandals under Abe ministration, so I hope such things won't happen again. I hope (Suga) will do politics in way nation can agree with," said Naoki Iriya, a 35-year-old office employee.

Suga, who was chief cabinet secretary in Abe's government, was due to anunce his own cabinet later Wednesday.

Suga has stressed his background as a farmer's son and a self-me politician in promising to serve interests of ordinary people and rural communities.

He has said he will pursue Abe's unfinished policies and that his priorities will be fighting coronavirus and turning around an ecomy battered by pandemic.