Hatoyama says he will run in Tokyo gubernatorial race

Kunio Hatoyama, deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), announces Feb. 9 he will run in the April 11 election for Tokyo governor. He met the press after he has told his decision at a meeting of the DPJ's House of Representatives members.

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