Japan's Deputy PM Aso clarifies comments attributing election win to N. Korea

Japan's Deputy PM Aso clarifies comments attributing election win to N. Korea

Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2017. Aso clarified comments he made a day earlier attributing his Liberal Democratic Party's recent election victory to North Korea, saying he believes voters chose the government or the combination of political parties that can best respond" to the North Korean issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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