Tokyo governor says no plan to run for lower house seat

Tokyo governor says no plan to run for lower house seat

Party of Hope leader Yuriko Koike (front L), alongside Democratic Party leader Seiji Maehara (front R), speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2017. Koike reiterated that she does not plan to resign as Tokyo governor to run in the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. The two opposition parties have formed an alliance against the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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