The campaign against a controversial project to redevelop Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien area gained strong support from one of the most celebrated bands in the country.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike fearlessly tucked into a lunch of raw fish to show her support for fishermen worried about their livelihoods following the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
The Democratic Party for the People, the third largest opposition party with 21 seats in the Diet, is scheduled to hold its leadership election on Sept. 2.