Ruling bloc loses majority, DPJ becomes top party in Tokyo assembly

Ruling bloc loses majority, DPJ becomes top party in Tokyo assembly

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Japan, smiles during a press conference at party headquarters in Tokyo on July 12 as his party was about to win a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the local election the same day.

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