Japan ruling coalition group heads to U.S. to discuss Mideast

Japan ruling coalition group heads to U.S. to discuss Mideast

TOKYO, Japan - Taku Yamasaki, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, heads for a plane at Narita airport, Chiba Prefecture, on April 29 to leave for Washington. Yamazaki and the secretaries general of the LDP's two coalition partners -- Tetsuzo Fuyushiba of New Komeito party and Toshihiro Nikai of the New Conservative Party -- will visit Washington for discussions with the United States on Japan's role in the Middle East peace process.

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