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Wed 07 Jul 2009New party claims to offer 'third choice' to Japanese
AS A historic general election looms on August 31st, Japan’s long-suffering electorate face a clear choice: vote for the conservative party that has virtually monopolised power since 1955, or for its more liberal but untested rival which promises long-awaited reform, writes DAVID McNEILLin Tokyo
For those with a taste for the exotic, however, there is always the Happiness Realisation Party (HRP).
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