Surveys show Japan's election race tightening
By Cai Hong | China Daily | Updated: 2012-12-04 08:01
Pundits don't expect LDP to secure a majority
Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and party defector, sent Yukiko Miyake to Chiba's fourth district to challenge Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda for a seat in the Dec 16 House of Representatives election.
If Miyake beats Noda, he will become the first Japanese prime minister who is not a lawmaker.
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