1. Mizuho Fukushima Re-elected SDP Leader Amidst Party Tensions, Media Blocked from Questioning Runner-Up
Mizuho Fukushima has secured another term as leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party, but the victory was immediately shadowed by internal friction and a deliberate media blackout. Party officials actively prevented reporters from questioning the second-place candidate, Yuko Otsubaki, about concerns that the leadersh...