Signs of fragmentation in Japanese politics
DPJ party leader Renho, 49, stepped down today as her party continues to flounder in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster. She was the first woman in the role and led for a year.
What's fascinating is that Prime Minister Abe is also struggling at the moment but the DPJ wasn't able to take advantage in metropolitan elections on July 2.
Insteadthe Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike's newly-formed Tokyoites First party won the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.
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"We have taken the offensive against the Abe administration and forced it in a difficult position. But if we are not recognized as an alternative force, it will just spread public distrust in both ruling and opposition parties," Renho told a news conference at the parliamentary building.
Trump's struggles have been a setback for alternative politicians in Europe but as global growth continues to fail to get any real traction and wages remain stagnant throughout developed countries, change is inevitable.
