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Politics › DPJ to punish 3 lawmakers voting against party policy on BOJ nominee

Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama on Wednesday indicated the party's intention to punish its three upper house members who voted in favor… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Wed, Apr 09 2008

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