BY SHINICHI SEKINE STAFF WRITER
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, left, and Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Azuma Koshiishi take part in a general assembly of the party's lawmakers in Tokyo on Nov. 7. (Pool)
The Democratic Party of Japan released a draft of its election manifesto that strengthens its anti-nuclear stance but makes little mention of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's push for Japan's participation in free trade talks.