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Politics › DPJ coalition talks continue, but pacifist SDP as yet unsatisfied

Source: Japan Today

Okinawa : Japan | 3 months ago

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The Democratic Party of Japan began another round of talks on forming a coalition with two parties Wednesday afternoon, as the pacifist Social Democratic Party has yet to agree on the DPJ-proposed wording on a planned relocation of U.S. forces in Okinawa.

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