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Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, seen as mild and levelheaded, is another possible candidate.
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DPJ, led by Katsuya Okada, has clearly been frustrated by Mr Koizumi's skill at portraying Japan Post as a litmus test for reformists.
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Yet many will call for someone outside the Ozawa orbit to lead the party, in which case Katsuya Okada, a 55-year-old former leader, is the favourite.
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The party's secretary-general, Katsuya Okada, says severing all connections with the bureaucratic habits of the past will be a prerequisite for carrying out the DPJ's other election promises.
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DPJ, with the relatively youthful Katsuya Okada (a mere 51) at its helm, has clearly emerged as the dominant opposition party, with a chance of governing the country one day.
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