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Group of governors aims to ‘clean’ politics

A group of incumbent and former prefectural governors, outraged by secret political realignment negotiations at the national level, plans to create a system that stresses choices for voters, not power in the Diet.

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A fireman showing off his skills in a “dezomeshiki”in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture on Thursday. Dezomeshiki, meaning “debut ceremony,” is held by firefighters throughout Japan in January.

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