Japan's Opposition Picks Nationalist Ex-Premier as Leader

Ōsaka : Japan | Sep 26, 2012 at 5:24 AM PDT

Source: The New York Times

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Shinzo Abe , a nationalist former prime minister, won the race to lead Japan 's main opposition party on Wednesday, giving him a chance of regaining the nation's top job a prospect that could exacerbate Tokyo's already-tense relations with China and its other Asian neighbors. FULL ARTICLE AT The New York Times

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