Kan says he has no plans to dissolve lower house for election

Kan says he has no plans to dissolve lower house for election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2010. Kan said he has no plans to dissolve the House of Representatives for a snap election, rejecting calls from opposition parties to do so.

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