Ex-PM Noda forms new opposition group in lower house

For goodness sake, form a united opposition and do your job. This petty infighting to see who will be the leader etc. is so weak and allows Abe and his cabal to run roughshod over the country and it's people.

It is no wonder when asked why they vote for the LDP, people always say that there was no alternative. And the answer is true.

It is no wonder when asked why they vote for the LDP, people always say that there was no alternative. And the answer is true.

And keep in mind that an overwhleming majority of these folks come from the LDP too. Far too many policies of these so-called "opposition groups" are too much like the LDP themselves and people cant tell the difference!

Noda, who was in office between 2011 and 2012 under the then Democratic Party of Japan, stressed the importance of reuniting the leading opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the second-largest party, the Democratic Party for the People, both of which are splinters of the now-defunct DPJ.

How idiotic. They couldn't co-operate when they were all in the DPJ together and they certainly can't co-operate now. The best thing would be for those DPP clowns to just join the LDP and for the CDPJ to tell Noda and any other like-minded numbskulls to take a running jump.

Yes bring them on board but on the CDPJ's terms. And absorb the kyosanto and shaminto while you're about it. Then start publicising policies and goals, which has never been done in Japan but can be remarkably successful based on the experience of other countries!

Abe needs to go

As much use as a chocolate tea pot.

theeastisredToday 09:57 am JST

Yes bring them on board but on the CDPJ's terms.

Veteran Diet members probably wouldn't care too much about their terms because they most likely have their own means of funding their re-election campaigns. For instance, they could be heads of local party chapters which are classified as political organisations that can legally raise funds from local supporters. Those kinds of loopholes need to be closed before anyone joining the CDPJ will feel they need to get 100% behind any agenda it has.

Interesting. I was thinking more about having compatible policy goals but no doubt finances are also important.