THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 1, 2021 at 14:41 JST
From left: Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Yukio Edano of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Taro Yamamoto of Reiwa Shinsengumi on Sept. 8 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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