Tokyo, Sept 9, 2026 (AFP) - Japan's main opposition party collapses after eight months

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2026-09-09

Japan's fragmented political opposition sank into deeper disarray on Wednesday as its main party announced that it would disband, following a failed effort to counter Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's highly popular administration. The Centrist Reform Alliance will terminate its activities, its chief Junya Ogawa told a press conference, ending an eight-month attempt to create an effective political counterweight to Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Par......

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