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A candidate backed by the ruling coalition parties and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was elected mayor of Tokyo’s Koto Ward after the former mayor resigned while under investigation for suspected illegal election campaign tactics.
The low support ratings for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet are translating into local election losses by candidates backed by his Liberal Democratic Party.