Apr 3, 2022
LDP candidate wins Upper House by-election in Ishikawa
KANAZAWA – A candidate from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party won a House of Councilors by-election Sunday in the conservative stronghold of Ishikawa Prefecture, projections by Kyodo News show. The result could give momentum to the ruling bloc in the run-up to this summer’s Upper House election. But Kishida is also expected to