Kouichiro Yoshida, a 45-year-old lawyer from Fukuoka City, has announced his candidacy for the Fukuoka gubernatorial election scheduled for March. Running as an independent, Yoshida criticized incumbent Seitaro Hattori’s policies, stating the need to offer voters an alternative. He emphasized raising the minimum wage to ¥1,500 as a priority and expressed eagerness for policy debates before the election.
Yoshida, a graduate of a UK law school and Kyushu University Law School, currently belongs to the Daini Tokyo Bar Association. The election campaign begins on March 6, with voting and ballot counting set for March 23. Source: NHK
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