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Japan: Return of the Communists

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Jun 28, 2013
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Three political party leaders had a reason to smile to the television cameras last Sunday as votes came in for the Tokyo legislative election. Of course, they included the leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its partner Komeito. After all, together they had just won a landslide victory.

But also beaming to the cameras before a background …

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