
National / Politics | DECISION 2016 Jul 7, 2016
Showdown in apathetic Fukushima finds justice minister scrambling for survival
by Tomohiro Osaki
Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki is feeling threatened. With his electoral district in Fukushima Prefecture reduced to one seat from two for Sunday's Upper House election, he needs to beat Democratic Party rival Teruhiko Mashiko, something he failed to pull off the last time around. If the ...