Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party pledged Tuesday to bolster the middle class through "new capitalism" that focuses on economic growth and redistribution of wealth as it announced its campaign platform for a general election later this month.Among seven other areas of its policy focus is strengthening economic security, an issue new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is promoting amid intense competition over technology development between the United States and China.The plan calls for a law advancing measures to prevent technology drain to overseas.The campaign pledge for the Oct. 31 elect…READ FULL ARTICLE
