DPJ leader adopts confrontational approach to ruling bloc

DPJ leader adopts confrontational approach to ruling bloc

Katsuya Okada, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, addresses a urgently-convened meeting of its lawmakers in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2015. He took a confrontational stance toward the ruling bloc of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which aims to enact a controversial package of security bills by Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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