TOKYO -- The leader of the largest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) is scrambling to assemble a coalition to prevent Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi from becoming prime minister, urging the fellow opposition Democratic Party for the People to come to the negotiating table.
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Japan's top opposition steps up efforts to assemble coalition for PM vote
CDP leader Noda calls on DPFP counterpart Tamaki to negotiate
DPFP leader Yuichiro Tamaki, left, has not accepted CDP leader Yoshihiko Noda's offer to cooperate in the upcoming prime minister election in Japan's parliament. (Source photos obtained by Nikkei)
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