Taro Yamamoto, the leader of the opposition Reiwa Shinsengumi party, on Friday submitted his resignation as a House of Representatives member to run in this summer’s House of Councilors election.
“I’ve decided to resign because I think it’s necessary to increase the party’s seats in the next election,” Yamamoto told a news conference.
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