TOKYO -- The voters of Yokohama, which with a population of 3.77 million is Japan's biggest municipality, could end up hobbling the central government's efforts to bring casinos to the country.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is closely watching the Yokohama mayoral election that Hachiro Okonogi, a former Suga cabinet member, has entered, taking a surprising stand. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Kyodo/AP)
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