Newcomer wins Yamagata gubernatorial election

Newcomer wins Yamagata gubernatorial election

YAMAGATA, Japan - Opposition-backed newcomer Mieko Yoshimura, who won the Jan. 25 gubernatorial election in Yamagata Prefecture, waves on a street in Yamagata Jan. 26. Yoshimura defeated incumbent Gov. Hiroshi Saito in an effective face-off between Japan's ruling and opposition parties.

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