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Reiwa Shinsengumi Chief Yamamoto Resigns from Upper House

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Jiji Press

11:43 JST, January 22, 2026

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)—Taro Yamamoto, leader of Japanese opposition party Reiwa Shinsengumi, on Wednesday resigned from the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament, due to health problems.

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