LDP upper house member Yoshimura to run as independent next summer

LDP upper house member Yoshimura to run as independent next summer

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows portrait of Gotaro Yoshimura , a House of Councillors member from the Liberal Democratic Party. On Dec. 30, 2009, Yoshimura, 70, said he submitted notification the same day that he will leave the party before his term in the upper house expires next summer.

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