Video: Suginami Mayor Kishimoto Satoko celebrated her re-election today.
She is an openly progressive mayor who was supported by the opposition left, including the Communist Party.
Japanese conservatives tried hard to oust her and they failed.
On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded:
“Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.”