SPEED's Imai announces candidacy for upper house election on LDP ticket

SPEED's Imai announces candidacy for upper house election on LDP ticket

Eriko Imai (C), a singer and member of the female J-pop group SPEED, uses sign language on Feb. 9, 2016, in announcing her candidacy on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket for the upcoming House of Councillors election, during a press conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo. Imai is a 32-year-old single mother raising an 11-year-old son with impaired hearing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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