THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 24, 2023 at 19:04 JST
Yumi Hayashi of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), center, celebrates her projected victory in the by-election in the Wakayama No. 1 district in Wakayama on April 23. Nobuyuki Baba, leader of Nippon Ishin, is shown at far right. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
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