Abe Cabinet member to join new opposition force

Abe Cabinet member to join new opposition force

Mineyuki Fukuda (L), a senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, and independent House of Representatives lawmaker Masaru Wakasa, a close aide to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, shake hands in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2017. Fukuda said he will leave the ruling bloc to run in the general election expected in October with a new party being organized by those close to Koike. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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