One of Japan¡¯s leading liberal youth political groups is coming to an end after kick-starting what it hopes will become a new generation of leaders.
Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy ¡ª better known as SEALDs ¡ª will, as planned, disband Monday following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s victory in the Upper House election in July, which gave it a supermajority in the Diet.
¡°We have to admit that we did lose,¡± Aki Okuda, 24, one of the group¡¯s founding members, said in a recent interview with The Japan Times.
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