Staff writer
The expanded Democratic Party of Japan aims to recover the public's trust in politics and present itself as worthy and capable of taking the helm of government, according to its designated leader, Naoto Kan.
The new DPJ, to be formed through the opposition camp amalgamation of the DPJ, Minseito (Good Governance Party), Shinto Yuai (Amity Party) and the Democratic Reform Party, will be officially inaugurated with a party convention April 27.