Former state minister Watanabe leaves ruling LDP

Former state minister Watanabe leaves ruling LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Former administrative reform minister Yoshimi Watanabe speaks during a news conference in a lower house lawmakers' building in Tokyo on Jan. 13. Watanabe submitted a letter to the Liberal Democratic Party earlier in the day announcing he will leave the ruling party and expressing his opposition to Prime Minister Taro Aso's policies.

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