JCP calls on opposition parties to speed up talks on electoral cooperation

JCP Koike urged opposition parties to jointly present a vision of a new government and spur discussion on electoral cooperation as PM Abe expressed his intent to step down.

JCP Koike on TV program: Now is time to establish a people-oriented gov't

JCP Secretariat Head Koike Akira, in exchanging views on PM Abe’s resignation with representatives of other political parties, said, “Now is the time to shift the direction of existing policies under the anti-people Abe government.”

In response to PM Abe's resignation, Shii calls for opening extraordinary Diet session

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is going to resign due to a resurgence of his chronic ulcerative colitis. This is his second resignation while in office following his first stint as prime minister.