THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 11, 2022 at 17:42 JST
Akemi Matsuno, a Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) candidate in the proportional representation system, celebrates her win on July 10 in Kumamoto. (Shomei Nagatsuma)
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