With Suga as Japan PM, what are the chances of a snap election?
Faced with a weak opposition, the LDP must weigh possible political gains against voter backlash for taking its eye off the COVID-19 pandemic.
For Japan's new Constitutional Democratic Party, the hard work starts now
As the largest opposition party formally kicks off it faces no shortage of challenges, including corralling established figures not accustomed to being on the same side.
Top Japanese opposition party's No. 2 to stay in post after merger
Tetsuro Fukuyama formerly served under party leader Yukio Edano when the latter was chief Cabinet secretary.
Yukio Edano elected chief of new CDP, Japan’s top opposition party
In his acceptance speech, Edano called on the ruling coalition to hold an extraordinary Diet session this autumn, citing the need to discuss virus-related bills.
Leadership race for Japan's new main opposition party starts
Two contestants are in the running for the top job in the new group, a merger of two existing parties.
Senior Japan opposition lawmaker raps LDP for 'factional politics'
Senior opposition lawmaker Jun Azumi on Wednesday criticized the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for engaging in faction-based politics for its upcoming leadership election. "It's like the election is already over," Azumi, the parliamentary affairs chief of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, told ...
Head of merged party to be elected Sept. 10, Japan's CDP and DPP announce
The name of the new opposition party will be decided the same day, with the party's inaugural convention set to be held the following week.
Yukio Edano projected to head Japan's new merged opposition party
It is expected that the current CDP chief will face one opponent to prevent him taking the post without a contest.
Why Japan's opposition parties falter
Coalescing a viable opposition is not as simple as combining parties.
Japan's DPP approves CDP merger as snap poll speculation grows
The merger creates a more organized and numerically viable opposition force to counter Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc amid speculation of a possible snap election.
New political party set to become Japan’s largest opposition force
The new group, likely to count around 150 lawmakers as members, could pose a serious challenge to the ruling coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito.
Japan lawmakers seek extra parliamentary session after GDP collapse
Japan's seasonally adjusted GDP in April-June fell a real 27.8% from the previous quarter on an annualized basis — the sharpest drop in the postwar period.
