National / Politics Sep 8, 2017
Yuriko Koike ally seeks to loosen ruling party's grip on national politics
by Isabel Reynolds and Emi Nobuhiro
A close ally of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike who helped an upstart group crush the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo's local elections two months ago is setting up a political organization to attempt a similar feat at the national level. Masaru Wakasa is sifting ...