THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 20, 2023 at 18:47 JST
Kenta Izumi, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, calls for a change of government during the party convention in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 19. (Yosuke Fukudome)
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s leader pledged to forge election cooperation with other opposition parties, but some would-be partners raised immediate doubts about the feasibility of this idea. [Read More]
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