LDP's Koike narrowly secures reelection

TOKYO, Japan - Former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party bows in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Aug. 31 after narrowly securing reelection to the House of Representatives in the general election the previous day. Koike lost in the capital's No. 10 single-seat constituency but regained a seat in the proportional representation block.

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