Japan parties pin hopes on stars
By Kyoko Hasegawa | China Daily | Updated: 2010-07-07 08:07
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Japan's Olympic judo medalist Ryoko Tani waves at a campaign event for the upcoming Upper House elections in suburban Tokyo. Kazuhiro NOGI / Agence France-Presse |
CHIBA, Japan - Japan's judo queen Ryoko Tani, after years of deftly putting her opponents to the mat, is among a lineup of celebrity candidates hoping to join the rough and tumble of politics.
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