DPJ moving closer to assuming power as coalition talks proceed

DPJ moving closer to assuming power as coalition talks proceed

TOKYO, Japan - Three policy chiefs -- (L to R) Tomoko Abe of the Social Democratic Party, Masayuki Naoshima of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Shozaburo Jimi of the People's New Party -- sit for talks about forming a coalition government of the three parties.

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