
National / Politics Jul 2, 2017
Koike's camp clobbers Abe's LDP in historic Tokyo assembly election
by Tomohiro Osaki
Gov. Yuriko Koike's upstart Tomin First party scored a sweeping victory Sunday in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, dethroning the Liberal Democratic Party and damaging Shinzo Abe's prospects for winning another term as prime minister. With 49 seats, Koike's Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First) ...