Japan by-election shock: Discontent swirls around Izumi leadership as CDPJ tailwind lacks power Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
Opposition parties are targeting scandal-tainted politicians in an attempt to gain political traction after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet and changed the ruling party leadership.
Kishida calling a snap election anytime soon is "nothing but a waste of taxpayer money," CDP Secretary-General Katsuya Okada said during a television political talk show.
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