Ishimaru's new party is also considering fielding candidates in the House of Councillors election; will check with candidates for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election (Kyodo News)

Shinji Ishimaru (42), former mayor of Aki-Takata City, Hiroshima Prefecture, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 14th and announced that he is considering fielding a candidate in the summer's House of Councillors election. He will check the intentions of 118 candidates who passed the second round of selection in the public call for candidates for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election of the local political party "Regeneration Road," of wh…