Shiga gov. announces split of antinuclear Tomorrow Party

Shiga gov. announces split of antinuclear Tomorrow Party

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (L) and powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa hold a press conference in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2012, to announce a split of the antinuclear Tomorrow Party of Japan into two groups only a month after its inception. Kada will leave the party with House of Representatives member Tomoko Abe to form a separate party, while party members supporting Ozawa will take the party, which is renamed "Seikatsu no To" (Party of People's Lives).

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