September 14, 2018 10:09 AM

BANGKOK (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha became ota (a big fan in Japanese) for AKB48 on Thursday (Sept 13) as the J-pop idol girl band put on a special performance for him at Government House, in an event that observers say was part of his move to expand his supporter base ahead of next year’s election.

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