Nobuyuki Baba was elected on Aug. 27 as the Japan Innovation Party s new leader, succeeding Ichiro Matsui as he vowed to carry on the conservative party s efforts to become the country s strongest opposition after it fared well in the last two national elections.
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Three candidates entered the race for the leadership of the Japan Innovation Party on Sunday to succeed Ichiro Matsui, as the party steps up efforts to become the country's biggest opposition force after significantly increasing its parliamentary seats in the last two national elections. The conservative party's co-leader Nobuyuki Baba…