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Politics › LDP defector Watanabe rules out immediate creation of new party

Former cabinet minister Yoshimi Watanabe, who left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Tuesday in protest against Prime Minister Taro Aso's policies, said Wednesday he will… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Wed, Jan 14 2009

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