(2)Hashimoto quits as faction head, may retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto speaks at a meeting of the governing Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction which he heads on July 30. He indicated the possibility of retiring from politics in a few years by telling the meeting that he will not run in his constituency in Okayama Prefecture in the next general election.

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