A tale of two Suzukis: Lower House election sets up fourth duel between Tokyo candidates

Two candidates in the upcoming Lower House election who share the surname Suzuki are fighting for the fourth consecutive time for a seat in a tight duel in Tokyo’s No. 10 constituency, an area encompassing the central Bunkyo and Toshima wards.

The Liberal Democratic Party’s Hayato Suzuki has been beating the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s Yosuke Suzuki in the district since 2017.

This time around, though, the formation of the Centrist Reform Alliance, a force born out of the merger of the CDP and Komeito, has shaken things up and given Yosuke Suzuki new hope in the Feb. 8 Lower House election.