Kamei becomes head of Diet group to abolish death penalty

Kamei becomes head of Diet group to abolish death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei (standing), a former Liberal Democratic Party policy chief, addresses a meeting Nov. 2 in Tokyo of 75 Diet members calling for an end to the death penalty in Japan. The Diet group was formed in April 1994, and Kamei, a former senior official at the National Police Agency, is the fourth politician to lead it.

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