Two candidates in the upcoming Lower House election who share the surname Suzuki are fighting for the fourth consecutive time for a seat in a tight duel in Tokyo¡¯s No. 10 constituency, an area encompassing the central Bunkyo and Toshima wards.
The Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s Hayato Suzuki has been beating the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan¡¯s Yosuke Suzuki in the district since 2017.
This time around, though, the formation of the Centrist Reform Alliance, a force born out of the merger of the CDP and Komeito, has shaken things up and given Yosuke Suzuki new hope in the Feb. 8 Lower House election.
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