Renho to run in Democratic Party leadership race

Renho to run in Democratic Party leadership race

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 5 Kyodo - Renho, acting leader of the Democratic Party, says in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2016, that she will run in the main opposition party's leadership election in September. The 48-year-old former TV newscaster also underscored that she will protect Japan's war-renouncing Constitution.

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