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Brooklynite Elected to Japanese City Council

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Brooklynite Elected to Japanese City Council

Brooklynite Elected to Japanese City Council

Brooklynite Elected to Japanese City Council

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NPR's Melissa Block talks with Tony Bianchi, a Brooklyn native who was elected to the Inuyama City Council in Japan, about his election last Sunday. He's the first North American elected to public office in Japan.