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  Tomorrow Party mired in strife
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AuthorThe Yomiuri Shimbun
News DateThursday, December 27, 2012 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0
Description Internal conflict in the Nippon Mirai no To (Tomorrow Party of Japan) deepened among members close to party leader Yukiko Kada and those supporting Ichiro Ozawa over appointments to top party posts.

Kada, the governor of Shiga Prefecture, expressed frustration with Ozawa's actions over the issue to reporters Tuesday at the prefectural office. "Mr. Ozawa joined us promising to work just as an ordinary member, but when I tried to contact him, he didn't reply," she said.

At a meeting of all party lawmakers from both Diet chambers Monday, Kada proposed naming Tomoko Abe, the party's current deputy leader and a former member of the Social Democratic Party, as co-leader, and Katsumasa Suzuki, who is close to Ozawa, as secretary general.

Kada intended to give Ozawa an advisory post.

However, Ozawa's allies submitted, and insisted they had gained approval for, two motions that ran counter to Kada's proposal at the meeting, sources close to the party said.
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