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Japan PM risks party revolt after local election loss
LDP's defeat in mayoral poll will further tarnish his reputation as a lost cause: Experts
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Walter Sim Japan Correspondent In Tokyo, Walter Sim
He had the backing of the Prime Minister, the visibility of a Cabinet position, and supposedly could count on his blue blood status with a father who had an outsized presence in Yokohama, Japan's second-most populous city.
All three factors would, in ordinary times, have guaranteed a decisive election victory.
