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Apr 23, 2023

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1. Nikkei Asia report on Japan’s by-elections:

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won four of the five seats contested in Diet by-elections earlier today, a strong showing likely to lead to calls for him to dissolve the lower house soon.
The LDP secured two lower house seats in Yamaguchi prefecture, including the one held by th…

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