Commentary / Japan Aug 29, 2020
With the merger of two opposition groups, it's hoped a long run of party dissolutions and mergers can be stopped.
Editorials Aug 25, 2018
A lame opposition camp can't expect to engage in a policy-based competition with the ruling parties and present voters with a viable alternative.
National / Politics Aug 22, 2018
Campaigning begins for leadership of Japan's second-largest opposition party
Campaigning began Wednesday for the leadership contest of the second-largest opposition party, with contenders tasked with boosting the party's support base and cooperating with other members of the opposition camp. The Sept. 4 election to pick the head of the Democratic Party for the People ...
National / Politics May 7, 2018
by Reiji Yoshida
Only 62 of their combined 107 members plan to join the new entity.