Watanabe to make final decision on leaving LDP

Watanabe to make final decision on leaving LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Former administrative reform minister Yoshimi Watanabe speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 8. Watanabe suggested he will make a decision soon on whether to leave Prime Minister Taro Aso's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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