Masuzoe says he told K. Hatoyama he will focus on party affairs

Masuzoe says he told K. Hatoyama he will focus on party affairs

TOKYO, Japan - Former Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe of the Liberal Democratic Party speaks to reporters in Tokyo on March 16, 2010, a day after former internal affairs minister Kunio Hatoyama submitted his letter of resignation from LDP. Masuzoe, whom Hatoyama is seeking to enlist for a new party, said he told Hatoyama that he will focus on LDP affairs for now.

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