New Noda Administration Starts
Koshiishi and other members of the new executive committee approved
August 31, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - New leaders of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan receive nods from the party lawmakers both of the upper and lower houses They are, from left: Secretary-General Azuma Koshiishi; new Policy Chief Seiji Maehara, new Diet Affairs Chief Hirofumi Hirano, and new Diet Affairs Chief Hirofumi Hirano. They are, from left: Secretary-General Azuma Koshiishi; new Policy Chief Seiji Maehara, new Diet Affairs Chief Hirofumi Hirano, and Prime Minister-nominee Yoshihiko Noda.
The DPJ launched its new leadership under Noda with the party's No. 2 post handed to veteran politician Koshiishi, a close ally of party power broker Ichiro Ozawa. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-