In this election, he not only lost a full 50% of that voter base, it would appear that he has lost his seat on the bench.

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Hence, he is not the scion of a political dynasty like four of the past five Japanese PMs. When he entered politics to gain a seat in the Chiba Prefecture legislature, he had no pre-existing political organization or, critically, financial base.

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