Nobuyuki Matsutake, Former member of Japanese Communist Party (JCP) attends a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo. Matsutake, former member of the oldest political party in the in Japan said the JCP has never had an open election for its top positions. He was asking for a vote and declaring his intention to challenge Kazuo Shii, who has served as the group s leader since 2000. Therefore Matsutake s reforms was ignored and expelled. Tokyo Japan - ZUMAm191 20230227_zap_m191_004

Nobuyuki Matsutake, Former member of Japanese Communist Party (JCP) attends a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo. Matsutake, former member of the oldest political party in the in Japan said the JCP has never had an open election for its top positions. He was asking for a vote and declaring his intention to challenge Kazuo Shii, who has served as the group s leader since 2000. Therefore Matsutake s reforms was ignored and expelled. Tokyo Japan - ZUMAm191 20230227_zap_m191_004

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February 27, 2023, Tokyo, Japan: Nobuyuki Matsutake, Former member of Japanese Communist Party (JCP) attends a news conference at The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo. Matsutake, former member of the oldest political party in the in Japan said the JCP has never had an open election for its top positions. He was asking for a vote and declaring his intention to challenge Kazuo Shii, who has served as the group s leader since 2000. Therefore Matsutake s reforms was ignored and expelled. Tokyo Japan - ZUMAm191 20230227_zap_m191_004

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