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Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election: Winners and Losers

By Yuki Tatsumi

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Abe's LDP Loses Big in Tokyo Metropolitan Elections: Why That Matters

July 07, 2017

Abe's LDP Loses Big in Tokyo Metropolitan Elections: Why That Matters

Governor Yuriko Koike's new Tokyo Citizens First party takes a big majority in Japan's capital.

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Abe's LDP Loses Big in Tokyo Metropolitan Elections: Why That Matters

Tokyo's Governor Throws in With a New Political Party

June 02, 2017

Tokyo's Governor Throws in With a New Political Party

Yuriko Koike has officially withdrawn from the LDP to head the new Tomin First no Kai.

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Tokyo's Governor Throws in With a New Political Party

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