Lawmaker Tajima to run in Kanagawa gubernatorial race

Lawmaker Tajima to run in Kanagawa gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors member Yoko Tajima announces her plans to run in the Kanagawa gubernatorial race on April 13 at a news conference in Tokyo on March 25. Tajima, 61, an outspoken feminist scholar and TV personality will automatically lose her lawmaker status upon entering the gubernatorial race.

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