Former Onyanko Club idol Ikuina Akiko won her seat for the House of Councillors election for the Liberal Democratic Party

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Another celebrity has won a seat in the House of Councillors, former Onyanko Club idol Ikuina Akiko has won a seat on the House of Councillors for the Tokyo constituency of the Liberal Democratic Party, which has pretty much won in a landslide election.

Meanwhile, Ikuina’s camp fired back at TV Tokyo’s claims that she was unwilling to do an interview with the TV station on the day of ballot counting.  Ikuina’s camp issued a protest letter to TV Tokyo:

【選対スタッフより】
「池上彰の参院選ライブ」中で「生稲晃子が開票日にTV局個別インタビューをお断りした理由」につき出演者から事実と異なる発言がありました。
本日、先方の指示によるメールと、別途配達証明郵便にてテレビ東京プロデューサー宛に抗議文を送付致しました事をご報告申し上げます。 pic.twitter.com/lTUcDs2SRq

— 生稲晃子　いくいな晃子（参院自民党公認候補・東京選挙区） (@ikuinaakiko1917) July 11, 2022

Other celebrities winning a seat for the LDP includes SPEED’s Imai Eriko, actress Mihara Junko, while actor Yamamoto Taro, secured a seat for minor opposition party, Reiwa Shinsengumi. Yamamoto had earlier resigned as a legislator in the House of Representatives to run in the upper house race.

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