Several Lower House members of the Democratic Party are considering quitting over its election cooperation alliance with the Japanese Communist Party, sources familiar with the situation said. The members are expected to submit their letters of resignation to the major opposition party as early as ...
Long considered a rising star, Shiori Yamao exits the Democratic Party amid an emerging scandal, dealing a blow to the nascent leadership of the struggling opposition.
Seiji Maehara, the new president of the Democratic Party, has suffered a setback in arguably his most important first task as head of the largest opposition force: Choosing his secretary-general — the second in command within the party leadership. On Tuesday, Maehara announced he will ...
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet is essentially holding level at 44.5 percent while again being surpassed by the disapproval rating, a new poll shows.
Seiji Maehara faces an incredibly difficult road in trying the get the Democratic Party back on track.
The Democratic Party faces the critical task of reviving itself under Seiji Maehara, but the eight invalid votes cast in Friday's leadership election point to a rough road ahead for new chief of the nation's largest opposition party. Since the eight protesting members might join ...
Conservative lawmaker Seiji Maehara wins the Democratic Party’s presidential election, raising the chances of the scrambled opposition camp realigning itself to take on the ruling coalition.
Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has the backing of 14 of the Democratic Party’s prefectural chapters for the DP leadership race, His sole opponent, ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, has 10.
For the sake of its credibility, the Democratic Party needs to decide during this leadership election just where it stands on many vital issues.
Media outlets said former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara had more party support than former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano.
The Democratic Party officially launches its leadership race, with the two contenders saddled with the task of reviving a party grappling with an exodus of lawmakers and the sweeping rise of a new political force.
Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has promised to review the Democratic Party's cooperation with other opposition forces, including the Japanese Communist Party. At a Monday news conference, Maehara said he will carry out the review if he is elected president of the DP, the main ...
