Yukio Edano, former leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party, is believed to have begun his bid to return as party leader amid flagging public support for the CDP and smoldering dissatisfaction with current leader, Kenta Izumi, coming from within the party.
At the end of August, Edano released a revised version of the “Edano Vision,” a manifesto that he originally compiled when he was party leader.
At a rally held in his constituency in Saitama on Saturday, Edano said, "There is no respite for Japan now. We must take power in the next general election."