Leader proposes plan to disband Japan's opposition Democratic Party

Kohei Otsuka (C), leader of Japan's opposition Democratic Party, attends a party meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2017, where he proposed disbanding the party and forming a new one, after it split in the run-up to the Oct. 22 lower house election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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