LDP picks Kono as lower house speaker

LDP picks Kono as lower house speaker

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, whom the ruling Liberal Democrat Party has decided to name as speaker of the House of Representatives to replace Tamisuke Watanuki, executive LDP lawmakers said Nov. 12. Kono, 66, is expected to be elected to the post during a special Diet session to be convened Nov. 19.

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