BY NAOTO INAGAKI STAFF WRITER
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, right, presents Myanmar President Thein Sein with a judo uniform and black belt prior to formal talks Nov. 19 in Phnom Penh. (Teruo Kashiyama)
PHNOM PENH -- Japan's ruling party will only officially endorse candidates in the Dec. 16 Lower House election who pledge to support Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's initiative to join talks on a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal.