Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe appointed experienced politicians to top party posts Monday, aiming to boost cooperation among junior and veteran LDP lawmakers to prepare for next summer's Upper House election.</PARAGRAPH>
<PHOTO>
<TABLE WIDTH='250' ALIGN='RIGHT' BORDER='0'>
<TR>
<TD><IMG ALT='News photo' BORDER='0' SRC='../images/photos2006/nn20060926a1a.jpg' WIDTH='250' HEIGHT='143'/></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe –
joins other LDP leaders in a show of unity after appointing Hidenao Nakagawa (third from left) as secretary general, Yuya Niwa (second from left) as chairman of the Executive Council and Shoichi Nakagawa (third from right) as chairman of the Policy Research Council.
KYODO PHOTO
The House of Councilors race is expected to pose a serious challenge to the LDP.
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name
in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.
Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.