Dating back to October 4, former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida replaced Yoshihide Suga as the nation's 100th prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's elections on September 29, with many citing poor handling of the pandemic as an explanation. But is this decision simply about the coronavirus, or actually the result of the behind-the-scenes power games? If Japan goes back to the days of games of elimination or "musical chairs" style of leadership, how will this impact the Sino-Japanese relationship?