Opposition DPJ, Innovation Party set to merge before upper house poll

Opposition DPJ, Innovation Party set to merge before upper house poll

Undated combined photo shows Democratic Party of Japan leader Katsuya Okada and Japan Innovation Party chief Yorihisa Matsuno. The two opposition parties are putting the final touches to a merger plan as part of efforts to better challenge the ruling bloc led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a House of Councillors election in the summer of 2016, their lawmakers said on Feb. 23, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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