DPJ officials to visit premier's office for help with transition

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada (front) and the party's policy chief, Masayuki Naoshima (L), arrive at Prime Minister Taro Aso's office in Tokyo on Sept. 2. The officials made the visit to ask the prime minister's outgoing administration to hold talks with them on transferring control and help it smoothly launch a new government.

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