Launch of new opposition party in Japan

Launch of new opposition party in Japan

Kohei Otsuka (R), an upper house lawmaker who led the Democratic Party, and Yuichiro Tamaki, a lower house member who led the Party of Hope, shake hands at the inauguration ceremony for their new merged party in Tokyo on May 7, 2018. The two have been selected as co-leaders of the new Democratic Party for the People. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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