Mie Prefectural Assembly member Kojima resigns to run in summer House of Councillors election

Prefectural assembly member Tomoko Kojima (64) (Shinsei Mie, 4th term, elected from Kuwana City and Kuwana County), who plans to run in this summer's House of Councillors election in the Mie constituency (one seat up for election), offered to resign on the 31st, which was approved at a general meeting. As a result, a prefectural assembly by-election is expected to be held in conjunction with the next gubernatorial election, which will be held on…