Event Brief
DPP Candidate Arrested for Election Law Violation
Filed: Feb 21, 2026 at 8:05 AM ET
Summary: Nobuko Irie and two others arrested for paying campaign staffers, violating election law.
WHO: Nobuko Irie, Kyoka Sugahara, Yoshiko Sato
WHAT: Arrested for election law violation
WHEN: Feb 21, 2026 at 12:03 AM ET
WHERE: Tokyo
WHY: Allegedly paid campaign staffers compensation
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