Fukuoka mayoral race heads for runoff as 13 candidates split the vote
Kyodo's two-day phone poll puts former MP Shinji Inatomi slightly ahead, with five candidates bunched behind and more than 30% of voters undecided.
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Takaichi's high approval was borrowed from opposition voters, and one policy is calling in the loan
The cabinet has held near 50% support a year after taking office. The conservative-leaning opposition supporters who once backed it have been drifting away since January.
Sanseito leader says he "respects" the Communists after they back his 5% sales tax bill
Sohei Kamiya thanked the party and said he would work across ideological lines, while warning that opposition parties are playing into the ruling coalition's hands.
Sanseito's Kamiya thanks Communists for backing 5% consumption tax bill
The party chief said he holds the Communists in respect after they broke with years of criticism to support his tax cut, and called for opposition parties to line up on political funding rules too.
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