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A day after a plan for the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) to merge with two others officially crumbled, more questions than answers have emerged over the fate of the Lower House's largest opposition party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/01/japan/politics/cra-merger-collapse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #cdp #komeito #junyaogawa #shunichimizuoka #toshikotakeya

Opposition party leaders attending an annual peace ceremony in Hiroshima on Thursday, the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city, voiced concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's address. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/06/japan/politics/opposition-takaichi-hiroshima-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hiroshima #sanaetakaichi #ldp #junyaogawa #cra #yuichirotamaki #dpp

The prospect of a merger between the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Centrist Reform Alliance may be in doubt due to the two parties' opposing stances on a package of bills on the imperial family. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/16/japan/politics/clouded-opposition-merger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #cra #komeito #ldp #junyaogawa #diet #shunichimizuoka

After the Centrist Reform Alliance's crushing defeat in February's Lower House election, the opposition is now weighing whether to extend the hastily arranged merger to the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/01/japan/politics/cra-cdp-merger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cdp #cra #komeito #junyaogawa #masayotanabu

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito should merge with the Centrist Reform Alliance fully, including at the local level, CRA leader Junya Ogawa said in an interview on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/03/japan/politics/centrist-reform-alliance-leader-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #junyaogawa #cdp #komeito #ldp

Junya Ogawa, who took the reins of the Centrist Reform Alliance a month ago, faces a host of challenges. At the top of his to-do list: rebuilding the opposition party following its humiliating election defeat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/13/japan/politics/junya-ogawa-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #junyaogawa #cra

Despite her coalition’s dominance in the Lower House, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is asking the opposition to work with her to get the fiscal 2026 budget passed before the current fiscal year concludes on March 31. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/politics/takaichi-policy-speech-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #junyaogawa #shunichisuzuki #ldp #cra #diet

Newly elected Centrist Reform Alliance chief Junya Ogawa does not see his party as a brake for the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, but as an entirely separate vehicle altogether. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/politics/cra-ogawa-rebuild/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #junyaogawa #2026lowerhouseelection #cdp #komeito

A senior Centrist Reform Alliance official has suggested the party will consider whether to join a proposed national congress for talks on issues including a possible consumption tax cut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/cra-consumption-tax-cut-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #consumptiontax #cra #junyaogawa #ldp

Lower House lawmaker Junya Ogawa was elected leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance on Friday, pledging to strengthen the party’s internal structure after its devastating defeat in Sunday’s election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/cra-leadership-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #junyaogawa #cra #cdp #komeito #2026lowerhouseelection

Takeshi Shina and Junya Ogawa, former members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, have filed candidacies to lead the Centrist Reform Alliance, formed last month by the CDP and Komeito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/politics/cra-presser-leadership-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #takeshishina #junyaogawa #komeito #cdp

Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, called for boosting the incomes of young people during a television debate with other parties on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/21/japan/politics/japan-party-leaders-young-people-pay/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #children #hiroshimoriyama #junyaogawa #ldp #cdp