Japan PM rallies party members for victory in April local polls

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday rallied fellow members of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to push for victory in nationwide local elections in April, in remarks made at a party congress in Tokyo.Speaking on four by-elections for the House of Representatives planned for April 23, including one for the seat formerly held by slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kishida pledged the LDP will aim to keep the seats previously under its control.At the meeting that was held to adopt the party's manifesto for this year, Kishida, who doubles as LDP president, said, "Building on …READ FULL ARTICLE