Opposition parties are targeting scandal-tainted politicians in an attempt to gain political traction after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet and changed the ruling party leadership.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is banking on female politicians to extend his reign as Japan’s leader, sources said, but it remains unclear whether this strategy can improve the dismal ratings of his government.
One question that followed Arfiya Eri around during the campaign for the Lower House by-election in Chiba Prefecture was: Why are you running for the Liberal Democratic Party?
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.