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Tokyo's Koto Ward, by-election for ward assembly likely this autumn; appeals by 3 ward assembly members rejected for election law violations

Asahi Shimbun · east asia

A by-election for the Koto Ward Assembly in Tokyo may be held this autumn after appeals by three assembly members, cited for election law violations, were rejected. This indicates a significant legal and political development at the local level.

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