Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka to join DPJ

Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka to join DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka (L in this undated file photo) announces on Aug. 15 that she will seek reelection in the Aug. 30 general election as a candidate of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan. Tanaka is an independent in the lower house after being ousted from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in 2002. Her husband Naoki Tanaka (R), an independent in the House of Councillors, will also join the DPJ.

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