Former Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Takeo Hiranuma said Tuesday he and 16 fellow independent candidates hope to form a new political party after the Lower House election.
"We will run as independents in the upcoming election, and after the battle we will consider forming a political party," Hiranuma told reporters at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan.
But Hiranuma's ambition goes beyond forming a new party.
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