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Democratic Party of JapanThe Democratic Party of Japan is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties.February 12, 2010
February 10, 2010
News Quote: "Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa appears to believe he has fulfilled his accountability for his political fund management body's shady funding of its land transactions." - Japan10:26 AM
News Quote: "A Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker, who was indicted over a scandal involving party Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa's funds management body, has expressed his intention to leave the party, a DPJ source said Wednesday." - Japan3:26 AM
February 09, 2010
News Quote: "Tomohiro Ishikawa, the Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker and former aide to DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa indicted over political funding irregularities, said Tuesday he will not resign as a lawmaker or leave the party." - Japan12:26 AM
News Quote: "Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa revealed Monday that he has been invited to the United States in May, and is pressing to meet President Barack Obama on the trip." - Japan8:38 AM
February 08, 2010
News Quote: "Fourteen prefectural assemblies have adopted statements against giving permanent foreign residents the right to vote in local elections since the Democratic Party of Japan took power last year." - Japan12:26 AM
News Quote: "Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa on Monday was given the go sign to remain as the party's secretary general by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama despite mounting public calls that he step down over his fund management body's involvement in a shady Tokyo land purchase "I asked if I could remain in my current post, and the prime minister said yes, he wanted me to continue giving my best," Ozawa said during his first news conference since his former aide and DPJ lawmaker Tomohiro Ishikawa, along with two other current and former secretaries, were released on bail Friday following their indictment for violating the Political Funds Control Law." - Japan12:40 AM
News Quote: "Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa and his wife had assets with an estimated market value of at least ¥1974 billion as of late August, according to a Kyodo News tally based on filings by Ozawa as required by law and officially registered data on his wife's assets." - Japan12:44 AM
News Quote: "House of Councillors member Kotaro Tamura told Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa on Monday that he will join the ruling party following his departure from the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party last year, paving the way for the DPJ-led bloc to gain a majority in the upper house." - Japan6:50 AM
News Quote: "Close aides to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at one point advised him to consider a successor for ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary-General Ichiro Ozawa in case prosecutors formed a case against the heavyweight over a political funding scandal, party sources say." - Japan11:39 AM
News Quote: "Indicted DPJ lawmaker Ishikawa tells supporters he doesn't intend to step down." - Japan5:24 AM
February 07, 2010
News Quote: "KUSHIRO, Hokkaido Pref (Kyodo) Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Tomohiro Ishikawa on Sunday expressed his intention not to resign as a lawmaker or leave the ruling party following his indictment on a charge of falsely reporting DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa's political funds, an official at the party's local branch in Hokkaido said." - Japan12:24 AM
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