Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike said Saturday she has agreed with Osaka Gov Ichiro Matsui that their political parties will cooperate in the Oct 22 general election, a move that will raise pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition. Under the agreement, Koike’s recently launched…
Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike said Saturday she has agreed with Osaka Gov Ichiro Matsui that their political parties will cooperate in the Oct 22 general election, a move that will raise pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition.
Under the agreement, Koike’s recently launched Kibo no To (Party of Hope) will not field candidates in Osaka constituencies while the Japan Innovation Party, headed by Matsui, will refrain from doing so in Tokyo.
Koike held a press conference with Matsui and Aichi Gov Hideaki Omura, who governs the area around Nagoya in central Japan, to announce they are sharing some policy goals including breaking away from nuclear power and revising the Constitution to expand the authority of local governments.
