LDP rebel Konoike will back postal bills if coalition wins

LDP rebel Konoike will back postal bills if coalition wins

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitada Konoike, former state minister for disaster management who voted against the premier's postal privatization bills in August, speaks to reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 9. (Kyodo)

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