THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 25, 2021 at 15:59 JST
Yukio Edano, right, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Tomoko Yoshino, center, chief of Rengo, and Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, join the campaign in Shizuoka Prefecture on Oct. 22. (Tamiyuki Kihara)
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered a setback on Oct. 24 when its candidate lost in the Upper House by-election in Shizuoka Prefecture, despite earlier reports that put him comfortably in the lead. [Read More]
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