The Social Democratic Party made a fresh start Monday at its new headquarters in a commercial building beside the Sumida River in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. Facing financial difficulties from its declining presence, the small opposition party was forced to vacate its previous building near the ...
Seiji Mataichi, secretary-general of the Social Democratic Party, is pessimistic about Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa's proposal for an SDP-Liberal merger with the main opposition Democratic Party. Mataichi said in an interview that rather than a formal three-way merger, the four primary opposition parties — ...
The Social Democratic Party, a small opposition force whose presence has been declining sharply, will relocate from the Nagatacho district in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward to a building with much lower rent in the capital in May. Announcing the decision at Sunday's meeting of party representatives ...
An analysis of voting in the 2015 Lower House election shows that if opposition parties had unified their candidates, they could have won scores of seats in single-seat districts.
Social Democratic Party leader Tadatomo Yoshida said Thursday he will step down as head of the small opposition party to take the blame for its poor showing in Sunday's Upper House election. "I'm keenly aware of the responsibility (for the election showing) as the party ...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will take the blame if the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito ruling bloc fails to win more than a majority in the Upper House election.
Wrapping up a two-day convention in Tokyo, the Social Democratic Party vowed to fight Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive to amend the war-renouncing Constitution. The SDP on Sunday adopted an action plan calling for "bold" cooperation among opposition forces to fight the ruling bloc in ...
Pioneering politician Takako Doi, a former Lower House speaker and onetime head of the Social Democratic Party, dies of pneumonia at age 85.
Long out of the public eye, ex-Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s recent rumblings against nuclear power are causing many to wonder if the most popular leader of recent decades seeks a political comeback.
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi raises hopes he will stage a comeback as an anti-nuclear crusader.
Under its newly elected leader, the Social Democratic Party must go beyond shouting "Protect the pacifist Constitution!" if its mission is to build a more equitable Japanese society.
The small opposition party tasks Tadatomo Yoshida boosting the SDP's waning political strength.
