Keidanren chief calls for bipartisan system in Japanese politics

Keidanren chief calls for bipartisan system in Japanese politics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 30. Mitarai called for a two-party system in Japanese politics to facilitate changes of government, instead of continuous one-party rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

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