Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, head of Japan's Party of Hope, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s new party on Friday unveiled an election platform that seeks to distance her "Yurinomics" policies from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive stimulus, by cutting reliance on fiscal spending and monetary easing.
Launched less than two week's ago, Koike's "Party of Hope" will take on Abe's ruling coalition in a national election called for Oct. 22.
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