Key Facts
• Saori Sato, 35, leader of the Tax Reduction Party, won her first Tokyo assembly election.
• On June 23, she announced plans to field candidates for the July 20 Upper House election.
• Sato called for candidates to “overturn both national and local politics.”
• In February, she lost the Chiyoda Ward mayoral race but won the Tokyo assembly seat by 246 votes.
• Her campaign focused on tax reduction, social insurance cuts, and eliminating illegal foreign residents.
• Sato defeated the incumbent from the regional party “Tokyoites First.”
• She pledged to protect Chiyoda Ward, calling it “Japan’s most critical area.”
• Sato aims to push candidates from the Tokyo constituency in the Upper House election.
• She plans to expose Tokyo assembly activities via YouTube, where she has over 380,000 subscribers.
• Sato criticized Governor Yuriko Koike’s administration and vowed to advance tax reduction policies.
Summary
Saori Sato, leader of the Tax Reduction Party, recently won her first Tokyo assembly election and announced plans to field candidates for the July 20 Upper House election. Sato, who narrowly defeated the incumbent in Chiyoda Ward, emphasized her commitment to tax reduction, social insurance cuts, and addressing illegal foreign residents. She aims to “overturn both national and local politics” and pledged to protect Chiyoda Ward while supporting candidates in the Tokyo constituency. Sato also criticized Governor Yuriko Koike’s administration and plans to reveal assembly activities through her popular YouTube channel, which has over 380,000 subscribers.
