Ex-minister Masuda gains LDP backing in Tokyo gubernatorial race

Ex-minister Masuda gains LDP backing in Tokyo gubernatorial race

Former internal affairs minister Hiroya Masuda says at a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2016 that he will run in the July 31 Tokyo gubernatorial election as the Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo chapter decided to endorse him. The 64-year-old former Iwate governor is expected to split LDP supporters' votes with former Defense Minister and LDP lower house member Yuriko Koike. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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