Former Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Friday he will leave the struggling Democratic Party to form a new group, the latest setback for the main opposition party since the abrupt resignation of its leader last week. "I will leave the party and rise with resolve ...
Goshi Hosono has tendered his resignation as deputy president of the Democratic Party, dealing another setback to DP chief Renho. Hosono's notice was approved by the opposition party's leaders on Friday and follows a decision on Monday by Akihisa Nagashima, former defense minister and ex-secretary-general ...
A Democratic Party faction led by former Environment Minister Goshi Hosono has decided to throw its support behind deputy head Renho in the party's Sept. 15 leadership ballot. "She has the power to unite the DP by sorting out the confrontation between mainstream and nonmainstream ...
Democratic Party lawmaker Goshi Hosono hints he may support Deputy President Renho, who announced her candidacy last week.
Japan's largest opposition party appears to be in danger of falling apart as some core members demand it merge with Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party).
Was the vote valid? The chairman's voice was lost amid yelling by opposition lawmakers as he declared the passage of controversial security bills through the Upper House in a special committee session last month. And the shouting is still ongoing, as the opposition camp accuses the ...
The Democratic Party of Japan's new president on Tuesday named Goshi Hosono as party policy chief and appointed Akira Nagatsuma and Renho as deputy presidents. Katsuya Okada's appointment of prominent party figures presents an image of unity as the DPJ tries to regain public trust. Hosono, ...
The Democratic Party of Japan's three presidential candidates vow to add more female lawmakers to make the opposition leader strong enough to challenge the Liberal Democratic Party.
A portrait of John F. Kennedy stands in Goshi Hosono's office as a reminder to the prospective leader of the opposition of the need to be ready for a crisis. "I put the picture up as it forces me to ask myself if I have ...
The priority for the Democratic Party of Japan, which kicked off the race this week to choose its new leader Jan. 18, is to rebuild itself into a force that can, either on its own or through mergers or alliances with other parties, once ...
At the center of a possible realignment of the opposition camp, former Your Party Secretary-General Kenji Eda manages to gather some 50 Diet lawmakers as he launches a policy study group expected to lead to a new party.
As bad as the drubbing was in Sunday's Upper House election, the Democratic Party of Japan faces an even bigger, not to say familiar, problem — disharmony and lack of governance.
