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Let’s discuss the DP joining up with Kibo no To

Disruptive influence: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, head of Kibo no To (Party of Hope), holds a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6. | REUTERS

Disruptive influence: Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, head of Kibo no To (Party of Hope), holds a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6. | REUTERS

Oct 16, 2017

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REIJI YOSHIDA, THE 51吃瓜网 TIMES

In a dramatic move sure to change the landscape of the nation’s politics, the center-left Democratic Party decided Sept. 28 to effectively disband its Lower House caucus and join Kibo no To (Party of Hope), a new conservative party led by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.

Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night’s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.

Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights

By Tomoko Otake

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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