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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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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 loses lower house seat

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district past midnight of Dec. 14, 2014, after losing in his single-seat constituency. Kaieda also failed to retain his seat under the proportional representation system, marking the first time since 1949 that the leader of the largest opposition party in Japan has lost his or her seat in the lower house election.

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LDP achieves landslide election victory

TOKYO, Japan - Red imitation roses, a marker for a successful candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the lower house election, are lined in a seamless manner on the board of the candidates at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014, as the ruling party heads for a landslide victory in the election.

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LDP achieves landslide election victory

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves his Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district past midnight of Dec. 14, 2014, after the LDP achieved a landslide victory in the day's lower house election.

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Japan ruling bloc assured of victory in lower house election

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is interviewed for TV broadcasts on the results of the lower house election at his Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Japan's ruling coalition of the LDP and the Komeito party is on course to exceed a simple majority in the election, with more than 300 of the 475 lower house seats secured, Kyodo News exit polls and projections showed.

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Japan ruling bloc assured of victory in lower house election

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, is interviewed for TV broadcasts on the results of the lower house election at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party is on course to exceed a simple majority in the election, with more than 300 of the 475 lower house seats secured, Kyodo News exit polls and projections showed.

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Ruling bloc to win stable majority in lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles as he receives the results of the lower house election at his Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. The ruling bloc of the LDP and the Komeito party will secure a stable majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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Ruling bloc to win stable majority in lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles as he receives the results of the lower house election at his Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. The ruling bloc of the LDP and the Komeito party will secure a stable majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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SDP's Yoshida on lower house election

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Tadatomo Yoshida is interviewed for TV broadcasts on the results of the lower house election at the opposition party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014.

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LDP to win lower house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Edano, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, receives the results of the lower house election at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will likely secure a majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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LDP to win lower house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, smiles during an interview for TV broadcasts on the results of the lower house election at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. The LDP will likely secure a majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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LDP to win lower house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuro Fukuyama, the policy chief of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan, is interviewed for TV broadcasts at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014, on the results of the day's lower house election. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will likely secure a majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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LDP to win lower house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuro Fukuyama, the policy chief of the major opposition Democratic Party of Japan, is interviewed for TV broadcasts at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014, on the results of the day's lower house election. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will likely secure a majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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LDP to win lower house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014, to receive the results of the lower house election the same day. The LDP will likely secure a majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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LDP to win lower house majority

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Dec. 14, 2014, to receive the results of the lower house election the same day. The LDP will likely secure a majority in the election, according to Kyodo News exit polls and projections.

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1st anniv. of weekly anti-nuclear rallies outside PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows participants holding placards in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 29, 2013, the first anniversary of the weekly anti-nuclear demonstrations in Tokyo's Nagatacho political district.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A large antinuclear rally is held in the Nagatacho district of Tokyo, where the prime minister's office and the Diet building are located, on Dec. 21, 2012, the first since the Dec. 16 general election in which the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a crushing defeat, allowing the Liberal Democratic Party to regain power. The LDP has said it plans to make a comprehensive decision on restarts for all nuclear reactors in the country within three years, in sharp contrast to the DPJ, which pledged to phase out nuclear energy by the 2030s.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A large antinuclear rally is held in the Nagatacho district of Tokyo, where the prime minister's office and the Diet building are located, on Dec. 21, 2012, the first since the Dec. 16 general election in which the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a crushing defeat, allowing the Liberal Democratic Party to regain power. The LDP has said it plans to make a comprehensive decision on restarts for all nuclear reactors in the country within three years, in sharp contrast to the DPJ, which pledged to phase out nuclear energy by the 2030s.

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Antinuclear rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A large antinuclear rally is held in the Nagatacho district of Tokyo, where the prime minister's office and the Diet building are located, on Dec. 21, 2012, the first since the Dec. 16 general election in which the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a crushing defeat, allowing the Liberal Democratic Party to regain power. The LDP has said it plans to make a comprehensive decision on restarts for all nuclear reactors in the country within three years, in sharp contrast to the DPJ, which pledged to phase out nuclear energy by the 2030s.

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Ozawa to join hands with Shiga governor

TOKYO, Japan - Influential politician Ichiro Ozawa tells reporters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on the night of Nov. 27, 2012, that the People's Life First party, led by Ozawa, will merge with a new party to be established by Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada. Both parties are against nuclear energy.

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Noda announces election pledges

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announces his Democratic Party of Japan's pledges at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Nov. 27, 2012. In the pledges released ahead of the Dec. 16 House of Representatives election, the ruling party promised to phase out nuclear energy in the 2030s and fight deflation by cooperating with the Bank of Japan.

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Noda announces election pledges

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announces his Democratic Party of Japan's pledges at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Nov. 27, 2012. In the pledges released ahead of the Dec. 16 House of Representatives election, the ruling party promised to phase out nuclear energy in the 2030s and fight deflation by cooperating with the Bank of Japan.

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Noda announces election pledges

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announces his Democratic Party of Japan's pledges at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Nov. 27, 2012. In the pledges released ahead of the Dec. 16 House of Representatives election, the ruling party promised to phase out nuclear energy in the 2030s and fight deflation by cooperating with the Bank of Japan.

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Noda announces election pledges

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announces his Democratic Party of Japan's pledges at the DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Nov. 27, 2012. In the pledges released ahead of the Dec. 16 House of Representatives election, the ruling party promised to phase out nuclear energy in the 2030s and fight deflation by cooperating with the Bank of Japan.

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Noda dissolves lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 16, 2012, shows the Diet in Tokyo's Nagatacho district, after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the House of Representatives for a general election on Dec. 16.

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Noda dissolves lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 16, 2012, shows the Diet (foreground) in Tokyo's Nagatacho district, after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the House of Representatives for a general election on Dec. 16.

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Japanese parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 15, 2012, shows the Diet building (front) and congressional office buildings (back) in Nagatacho, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

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Japan PM Noda and his wife

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) speaks with reporters at the entrance of his official residence in Tokyo, with his wife Hitomi standing nearby, on Oct. 1, 2011. Noda moved to the residence, located next to the prime minister's office, in the Nagatacho district from lodging for House of Representative members in the Akasaka district the same day.

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New office building for upper house members

TOKYO, Japan - A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held to mark the opening of a new office building for House of Councillors members in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on July 1, 2010.

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New office building for upper house members

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a new office building for House of Councillors members in Tokyo's Nagatacho district that opened on July 1, 2010.

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New office building for Diet members

TOKYO, Japan - A parliamentarian's room in a new office building for House of Councillors members in Tokyo's Nagatacho district, which was opened to the press on June 28, 2010.

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New office building for Diet members

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting room in a new office building for House of Councillors members in Tokyo's Nagatacho district, which was opened to the press on June 28, 2010.

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New office building for Diet members

TOKYO, Japan - The Diet building can be seen from a new office building for House of Councillors members in Tokyo's Nagatacho district, which was opened to the press on June 28, 2010.

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People stage sit-in for removal of Futemma Air station

TOKYO, Japan - Antibase protesters launch a four-day sit-in near parliament in Tokyo's Nagatacho political district on April 6, 2010, demanding the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station be moved out of Okinawa Prefecture.

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People stage sit-in for removal of Futemma Air station

TOKYO, Japan - Antibase protesters stage a rally to demand the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station be moved out of Okinawa Prefecture in front of the prime minister's office on April 6, 2010, ahead of launching later in the day a four-day sit-in near parliament in Tokyo's Nagatacho political district.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on March 15, 2010. The LDP leadership has been rocked by the departure of veteran member Kunio Hatoyama the same day.

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Hatoyama, Ozawa at New Year gathering

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, applauds a speech by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who doubles as DPJ president, during a New Year gathering at the party's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district Jan. 4, 2010.

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Hatoyama, Ozawa at New Year gathering

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) addresses a New Year gathering of his Democratic Party of Japan at its headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district Jan. 4, 2010. Standing beside him was Ichiro Ozawa (R), the country's top power broker who serves as DPJ secretary general.

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Hatoyama, Ozawa at New Year gathering

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) who doubles as president of the Democratic Party of Japan, chats with Ichiro Ozawa, the country's top power broker who serves as DPJ secretary general, during a New Year gathering at its headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district Jan. 4, 2010.

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Ozawa unveils plan to ban corporate donations

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a press conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Oct. 19, 2009. Ozawa unveiled a plan to seek to have companies and organizations banned from making political donations.

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Hatoyama gears up to launch Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, the Japanese prime minister in waiting, speaks to reporters at the headquarters of his Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 15, 2009. Hatoyama is gearing up to launch his Cabinet after he is elected as prime minister on Sept. 16.

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Hatoyama gears up to launch Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, the Japanese prime minister in waiting, speaks to reporters at the headquarters of his Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 15, 2009. Hatoyama is gearing up to launch his Cabinet after he is elected as prime minister on Sept. 16.

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Hatoyama speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 10, 2009. Hatoyama, who is set to become prime minister next week, said his administration will look into a purported secret Japan-U.S. pact on U.S. nuclear weapons.

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Hatoyama speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 10, 2009. Hatoyama, who is set to become prime minister next week, said his administration will look into a purported secret Japan-U.S. pact on U.S. nuclear weapons.

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Hatoyama speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 10, 2009. Hatoyama, who is set to become prime minister next week, said his administration will look into a purported secret Japan-U.S. pact on U.S. nuclear weapons.

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SDP head Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima speaks at a press conference at SDP headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 9, 2009. Her party agreed with the Democratic Party of Japan and the People's New Party to form a coalition government the same day.

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Hatoyama at DPJ headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's presumptive prime minister, speaks to reporters at the headquarters of his Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 6, 2009. Hatoyama met the press after meeting with Fumihiro Hirano, who has been tapped for the post of chief Cabinet secretary in the incoming government.

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Hatoyama at DPJ headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's presumptive prime minister, speaks to reporters at the headquarters of his Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 6, 2009. Hatoyama met the press after meeting with Fumihiro Hirano, who has been tapped for the post of chief Cabinet secretary in the incoming government.

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DPJ's Hatoyama at party HQ

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's prime minister in waiting, leaves a room where he gave a press conference at the headquarters of his Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 5, 2009.