TOKYO (Reuters) - Candidates backed by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's ruling party lost two weekend local elections, in a blow to the premier who is struggling to unite the party and break deadlock in a divided parliament.
Independents won both a gubernatorial and a mayoral election in central Japan on Sunday, seen as a bellwether for a series of nationwide regional elections in April that will be a major test for Kan after nearly a year in office.
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