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  • February 22, 2011, 4:35 a.m. ET

Japan Ruling Party Suspends Ozawa

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BY TOKO SEKIGUCHI

TOKYO—Japan's ruling party officially announced its decision to suspend its former leader Ichiro Ozawa on Tuesday, a move that threatens to tear the party apart after being in power for just a year and a half.

"Unfortunately, [Ozawa] didn't explain his position to parliament," said the head of the DPJ's ethics committee, Kozo Watanabe. "We had no choice but to take such a measure," he told reporters in parliament. "I believe the public will understand."

Executive members of the Democratic Party of Japan decided to go forward with Mr. Ozawa's suspension over his alleged involvement in a political funds scandal, ...

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