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        (Adnkronos) – The secretary general of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Hiroshi Moriyama, has offered his resignation, taking responsibility for the heavy defeat suffered by the party in the elections for the House of Councillors on July 20. “I wish to    
    
    
        
     
             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                            