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9 DPJ lawmakers submit resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Uchiyama (front) and other lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan head to the party secretary general's room in the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2011. Nine DPJ lawmakers including Uchiyama submitted their resignation to the party in protest at DPJ leader and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's policies.

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Ozawa considers whether to run in DPJ presidential election

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (2nd from R) listens to former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from L) speak at an intraparty gathering following a seminar by an intraparty group led by Hatoyama on Aug. 19, 2010, in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Ozawa is reportedly considering whether he will run in the ruling party's presidential election in September.

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Ozawa considers whether to run in DPJ presidential election

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (4th from L) applauds during a speech by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd from L) at a gathering following a seminar held by an intraparty group led by Hatoyama on Aug. 19, 2010, in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Ozawa is reportedly considering whether he will run in the ruling party's presidential election in September.

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Ozawa considers whether to run in DPJ presidential election

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (C) applauds during a speech by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from L) at a gathering following a seminar by an intraparty group led by Hatoyama on Aug. 19, 2010, in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Ozawa is reportedly considering whether he will run in the ruling party's presidential election in September.

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Ozawa considers whether to run in DPJ presidential election

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (C) raises his cup with fellow DPJ lawmakers at a gathering following a seminar held by an intraparty group led by former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from L) on Aug. 19, 2010, in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Ozawa is reportedly considering whether he will run in the ruling party's presidential election in September.

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Ozawa confident DPJ will win general election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on April 14. The opposition camp leader expressed confidence that his party will win the next lower house election and dethrone the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Ozawa vows to do his best to oust LDP from power

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a news conference at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on April 7. Ozawa, mired in a fundraising scandal, vowed anew to do his best toward ousting the ruling Liberal Democratic Party from power, after three years since taking up the top position of the main opposition party.

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DPJ lawmaker Kamata submits resignation letter to speaker

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Sayuri Kamata (R) submitted a letter of resignation Dec. 24 to House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono following the Supreme Court's dismissal of her campaigners' appeal of their convictions for breaking the election law.

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DPJ launches 'next Cabinet'

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, announces the members of a ''next Cabinet'' to counter that of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 5.

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Ozawa appoints Maehara as vice president, urges Abe to quit

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, president of the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 31 after launching the new party leadership team.

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Ozawa appoints Maehara as vice president, urges Abe to quit

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (standing), president of the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a meeting of the party's lawmakers at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 31.

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Ozawa appoints Okada, Maehara as vice DPJ presidents

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Katsuya Okada, who was appointed as vice president of the Democratic Party of Japan on Aug. 31. DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa also appointed former party chief Seiji Maehara as vice president. Maehara was a former DPJ president.

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Ozawa appoints Okada, Maehara as vice DPJ presidents

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Seiji Maehara, who was appointed as vice president of the Democratic Party of Japan on Aug. 31. Maehara was a former DPJ president. DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa also appointed former party chief Katsuya Okada as vice president.

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DPJ leader Ozawa repeats opposition to extending antiterror law

TOKYO, Japan - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa pose for a photo prior to their talks at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 30. Ozawa restated opposition to an extension of Japan's antiterrorism law during the meeting, DPJ lawmakers said.

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DPJ's Ozawa speaks on antiterrorism law

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a gathering in Tokyo on Aug. 21. Ozawa reiterated that his party is opposed to an extension of a law that allows Japan's refueling of U.S.-led forces in the Indian Ocean in support of antiterrorism operations in Afghanistan.

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DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa (R) gestures as he meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Ozawa rejected a request by Schieffer to agree to extending a law allowing Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force to continue refueling operations for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean beyond its Nov. 1 expiration.

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DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa shake hands as they meet at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Ozawa rejected a request by Schieffer to extend a law allowing Japan's Self-Defense Forces to support U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

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DPJ rejects U.S. request to extend antiterrorism operations

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (L) and Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa shake hands as they meet at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8. Ozawa rejected a request by Schieffer to extend a law allowing Japan's Self-Defense Forces to support U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito addresses the opening of an extraordinary session of the Diet in the House of Councillors chamber on Aug. 7. The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan took control of the upper house for the first time, with senior DPJ lawmaker Satsuki Eda elected president of the chamber, marking the start of political gridlock between the ruling and opposition camps.

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Newly elected members of the House of Councillors from the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan pose for photos against the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 3 as the Diet is convened the same day for a short post-election extraordinary session.

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Eda (R), a senior lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, presides over a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 3 after being elected upper house president. Eda became the first from outside the Liberal Democratic Party to take the post since 1956.

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DPJ takes control of upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Eda, a senior lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 3 after being elected upper house president. Eda became the first upper house member from outside the Liberal Democratic Party to take the post since 1956.

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DPJ nominates Satsuki Eda as House of Councillors president

TOKYO, Japan - Satsuki Eda, 66, of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 6 after the DJP nominated him as the party's first president of the House of Councillors. The DPJ emerged as the largest party in the upper house after the July 29 election, and its candidate for the upper house presidency will be voted to be job by tradition.

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New opposition party launched with merger of DPJ, smaller party

TOKYO, March 27 Kyodo - Lawmakers of the newly formed Democratic Party, created through the merger of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the smaller Japan Innovation Party, raise their hands in celebration during the party's inaugural convention at a hotel in Tokyo on March 27, 2016. Katsuya Okada, former DPJ leader, was elected as the head of the new party.

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DPJ secretary general in Hokkaido for election campaign

ISHIKARI, Japan, March 12 Kyodo - Yukio Edano, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, makes a speech in Ishikari, Hokkaido, on March 12, 2016, to support a candidate backed by the DPJ and other opposition parties running in a lower house by-election in a Hokkaido district to be held April 24.

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New DPJ head Okada to retain Edano as secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, new leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, meets with reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2015. Okada has decided to retain Yukio Edano as party secretary general.

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New DPJ head Okada to retain Edano as secretary general

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Edano, secretary general of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, heads to the party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2015. He will keep the post after Katsuya Okada was elected new DPJ leader.

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after he won the presidential election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at an extraordinary party meeting that day. Former Foreign Minister Okada defeated Goshi Hosono, DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after he won the presidential election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at an extraordinary party meeting that day. Former Foreign Minister Okada defeated Goshi Hosono, DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after he won the presidential election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at an extraordinary party meeting that day.

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after he won the presidential election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at an extraordinary party meeting that day. Former Foreign Minister Okada defeated Goshi Hosono, DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada elected as DPJ president after runoff against Hosono

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Goshi Hosono, Katsuya Okada and Akira Nagatsuma raise their hands at an extraordinary meeting of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after Okada won the DPJ' presidential election. Former Foreign Minister Okada defeated Goshi Hosono, DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada wins DPJ presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada bows during an extraordinary meeting of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after winning the party's presidential election. Okada, a 61-year-old former foreign minister, defeated Goshi Hosono, a 43-year-old former DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada wins DPJ presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada addresses an extraordinary meeting of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after winning the party's presidential election. Okada, a 61-year-old former foreign minister, defeated Goshi Hosono, a 43-year-old former DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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Okada wins DPJ presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada bows during an extraordinary meeting of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2015, after winning the party's presidential election. Okada, a 61-year-old former foreign minister, defeated Goshi Hosono, a 43-year-old former DPJ secretary general, in a runoff after former health minister Akira Nagatsuma was eliminated in the first round of voting.

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DPJ leadership race at final stage

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, join hands during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Jan. 15, 2015, in Tokyo. The three candidates for Jan. 18 DPJ leadership election showed determination to reconstruct the party.

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DPJ pres. candidates vow to prepare for double election in 2016

TOKYO, Japan - (From front) Akira Nagatsuma, Goshi Hosono and Katsuya Okada -- the three candidates for the presidential election of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan -- take part in a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2015. Official campaigning began the previous day for the Jan. 18 election.

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DPJ pres. candidates vow to prepare for double election in 2016

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Akira Nagatsuma, Goshi Hosono and Katsuya Okada -- the three candidates for the presidential election of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan -- join hands before their debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2015. Official campaigning began the previous day for the Jan. 18 election.

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DPJ leadership race begins with 3 candidates

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates (from L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, attend a press conference at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, as the party kicked off the race for its Jan. 18 leadership election to choose a successor to Banri Kaieda.

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DPJ leadership race begins with 3 candidates

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates (from L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, join hands during a press conference at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, as the party kicked off the race for its Jan. 18 leadership election to choose a successor to Banri Kaieda.

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Okada files candidacy in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, after he filed his candidacy for the party leadership election on Jan. 18.

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Hosono files candidacy in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, former secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, after he filed his candidacy for the party leadership election on Jan. 18.

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Nagatsuma files candidacy in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Nagatsuma, former minister of health, labor and welfare, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2015, before he filed his candidacy for the leadership election of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Jan. 18.

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Okada announces candidacy for DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2014. Okada said he will run in the party's leadership election on Jan. 18. The election will be held to pick the successor to outgoing President Banri Kaieda, who lost his seat in the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election.

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Okada announces candidacy for DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2014. Okada said he will run in the party's leadership election on Jan. 18. The election will be held to pick the successor to outgoing President Banri Kaieda, who lost his seat in the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election.

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Ex-secretary general Hosono to run in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono (C), former secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a general meeting of DPJ Diet members at the party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Dec. 17, 2014. Hosono said the same day he will run in the largest opposition party's leadership race on Jan. 18 to pick a successor to outgoing DPJ President Banri Kaieda.

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Ex-secretary general Hosono to run in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, former secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, announces in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, his candidacy for the largest opposition party's leadership race on Jan. 18 to pick a successor to outgoing DPJ President Banri Kaieda.

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DPJ to hold leadership election in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda (R), the outgoing leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and other party executives hold a meeting at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Dec. 16, 2014. The DPJ decided to hold a presidential election in January to choose a successor to Kaieda who failed to retain his Diet seat and announced he will step down.

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DPJ leader Kaieda says to resign over election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda makes a bow to reporters at the end of a a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after he lost his own parliamentary seat in the general election. He said he will step down to take responsibility for the loss.

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DPJ leader Kaieda says to resign over election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda attends a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, a day after he lost his own parliamentary seat in the general election. He said he will step down to take responsibility for the loss.