Aki Shirasaka, center, celebrates after she won the by-election for Oita Constituency on Monday.
0:21 JST, April 24, 2023
Aki Shirasaka of Liberal Democratic Party won the by-election for Oita Constituency in the House of Councillors held on Sunday.
The 56-year-old took the seat previously held by Kiyoshi Adachi, who resingned to run for Oita governor.
LDP has secured 4 Diet by-elections out of 5.
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