Suematsu ready to run for DPJ leadership race

Suematsu ready to run for DPJ leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Suematsu, the Democratic Party of Japan's International Department chief, expressed his readiness to run in the party's presidential election at a news conference in Tokyo on April 5, though he is struggling to gather endorsement from enough DPJ lawmakers, according to party sources.

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