THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 24, 2023 at 13:07 JST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida campaigns for Aki Shirasaka, a Liberal Democratic Party candidate in the Upper House by-election in Oita Prefecture, in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on April 16. (Soichiro Yamamoto)
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party won four of the five Diet by-elections on April 23, but rising opposition party Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) clinched the fifth for its first seat in Wakayama Prefecture. [Read More]
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