THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 5, 2021 at 17:49 JST
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga gives his take on the results of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election at the prime minister’s office building on July 5. (Koichi Ueda)
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party acknowledged it was dealt a serious blow by failing to capture a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly with its ally, Komeito, in the July 4 election. [Read More]
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