Hoshino wins Niigata Pref. lower house by-election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Yukio Hoshino, 70, an independent supported by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its two coalition partners -- New Komeito and the New Conservative Party -- smiles in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 27 as the count shows he is sure to win a by-election for a House of Representatives seat for the Niigata No. 5 constituency.

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