While the fallout from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s slush fund scandal will continue to reverberate during this month¡¯s round of by-elections, one of the three districts set to vote has a rocky past of its own ¡ª one of scandals and political misconduct.
On April 28, the residents of Tokyo¡¯s No. 15 district ¡ª which corresponds to the city¡¯s southeastern Koto Ward ¡ª will head to the polls for the third time in a year.
They won¡¯t be short on choices. After a recent electoral scandal prompted a flurry of resignations from local politicians, nine candidates ¡ª including a well-known writer, a former wrestler and a scholar on Islamic thought ¡ª will compete for one seat in what¡¯s set to be the most chaotic of the three by-election races. Official campaigning kicked off on Tuesday.
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