TOKYO -- A mayoral candidate with an endorsement from a sitting prime minister should coast to an easy victory.
Embattled prime minister counts on victory to change political winds

Sunday's election in Yokohama, Japan's second-largest city and Suga's home turf, has turned into a proxy battle for national politics. (NIkkei montage/Arisa Moriyama and Kei Higuchi)
TOKYO -- A mayoral candidate with an endorsement from a sitting prime minister should coast to an easy victory.