Former House of Representatives member Yui Arai of the Centrist Reform Alliance is considering running in next spring’s Sapporo mayoral election. He appears to be adjusting toward leaving the Centrist party in the future. He will make a final decision after assessing the movements of current three-term Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto.
The mayoral election, now one year away, is beginning to move. Yosuke Sato, political and administrative editor, explains the background earlier than any other media…