New political party launched to fight powerful ruling bloc

New political party launched to fight powerful ruling bloc

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Eda speaks at a meeting to launch the new political party "Yui no to" at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2013. Eda, former secretary general of the opposition Your Party, heads the new party consisting of 15 lawmakers -- 14 of whom, including Eda, bolted from Your Party, and one independent.

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