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Tokyo Election: LDP Fights Approval Crisis Amid Scandals

6/14/2025

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As the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election kicks off, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) grapples with dwindling approval ratings, striving to hold onto its 30 seats amid a sea of 300 candidates. With 11.55 million voters registered, pressing concerns like soaring living costs and political funding scandals loom large in this pivotal race.

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As the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election kicks off, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) grapples with dwindling approval ratings, striving to hold onto its 30 seats amid a sea of 300 candidates. With 11.55 million voters registered, pressing concerns like soaring living costs and political funding scandals loom large in this pivotal race.