TOKYO -- Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito on Saturday marked the 20th anniversary since they formed a coalition government. In the past two decades the camp spent only three years out of power, thanks to a strong support base.
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Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the LDP: Komeito and the LDP are riding a wave of political success that has kept them in power for all but three of the past 20 years. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito on Saturday marked the 20th anniversary since they formed a coalition government. In the past two decades the camp spent only three years out of power, thanks to a strong support base.