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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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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party.

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Campaigning starts for general election

USUKI, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, chief of the opposition Social Democratic Party, makes a speech in Usuki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for the Dec. 14 lower house election.

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Leaders of Japan's political parties debate on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties in Japan participate in a debate in Tokyo broadcast on a video-sharing website on Nov. 29, 2014, ahead of the start of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from L to R) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party.

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Chair of SDP in stump speech

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, chair of the opposition Social Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Social Democratic Party's Yoshida in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Tadatomo Yoshida, leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party, speaks at a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, on June 24, 2014, after holding talks with Yu Zheng Sheng, China's fourth-highest ranking Communist Party member.

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China's 4th-ranked politician meets Japan's SDP head

BEIJING, China - China's fourth-highest ranking Communist Party member Yu Zhengsheng (R) meets with Japan's Social Democratic Party head Tadatomo Yoshida on June 24, 2014, in Beijing. The meeting was held at a time when the two countries are struggling to mend relations badly frayed over territorial and historical issues. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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China's 4th-ranked politician meets Japan's SDP head

BEIJING, China - China's fourth-highest ranking Communist Party member Yu Zhengsheng (R) meets with Japan's Social Democratic Party head Tadatomo Yoshida on June 24, 2014, in Beijing. The meeting was held at a time when the two countries are struggling to mend relations badly frayed over territorial and historical issues. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Ex-PM Koizumi meets with SDP chief

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Tadatomo Yoshida, leader of the Social Democratic Party. Yoshida said Oct. 29, 2013, that Koizumi showed a cautious attitude about allying with his party in calling for Japan to phase out nuclear power generation when they held talks in Tokyo the same day.

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Ex-PM Koizumi meets with SDP chief

TOKYO, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, leader of the Social Democratic Party, speaks with reporters after holding talks with former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2013. Yoshida said Koizumi showed a cautious attitude about allying with the opposition party in calling for Japan to phase out nuclear power generation.

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SDP picks new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, a House of Councillors member, holds a press conference in Tokyo after being elected leader of the small opposition Social Democratic Party in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013. Yoshida succeeded Mizuho Fukushima, who resigned in July to take responsibility for the party's dismal showings in parliamentary elections.

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SDP picks new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida (L), a House of Councillors member, shakes hands with Taiga Ishikawa, an assemblyman in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, after Yoshida beat Ishikawa in a two-candidate race to choose the leader of the small opposition Social Democratic Party in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013.

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SDP picks new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, a House of Councillors member, holds a press conference in Tokyo after being elected leader of the small opposition Social Democratic Party in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013. Yoshida succeeded Mizuho Fukushima, who resigned in July to take responsibility for the party's dismal showings in parliamentary elections.

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SDP chief Yoshida to resign

Social Democratic Party leader Tadatomo Yoshida, who lost his parliamentary seat in the July 10 upper house election, announces his intention to step down during a party meeting on July 14, 2016, in Tokyo. The SDP secured only one seat in the election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDP chief Yoshida at press conference

Social Democratic Party leader Tadatomo Yoshida attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 10, 2016, following voting in the upper house election. Yoshida lost his seat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning kicks off for upper house election

Tadatomo Yoshida, leader of the small opposition Social Democratic Party, gives his first stump speech in official campaigning for the House of Councillors election, which started on June 22, 2016, in Tokyo. Yoshida has called the election "a battle for the Constitution." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning kicks off for upper house election

Tadatomo Yoshida, leader of the small opposition Social Democratic Party, gives his first stump speech in official campaigning for the House of Councillors election, which started on June 22, 2016, in Tokyo. Yoshida has called the election "a battle for the Constitution." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 opposition parties set to submit no-confidence motion vs. Abe

The leaders of four Japanese opposition parties -- Ichiro Ozawa (L) of the People's Life Party, Katsuya Okada (2nd from L) of the Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii (2nd from R) of the Japanese Communist Party and Tadatomo Yoshida (R) of the Social Democratic Party -- meet at the Diet building in Tokyo on May 30, 2016. They confirmed plans to submit a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet later in the day because of his economic and security policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition parties consider no-confidence motion against Abe Cabinet

The leaders of four Japanese opposition parties -- Katsuya Okada (4th from L) of the Democratic Party, Ichiro Ozawa (3rd from L) of the People's Life Party, Kazuo Shii (3rd from R) of the Japanese Communist Party, and Tadatomo Yoshida (2nd from R) of the Social Democratic Party -- hold talks at the Diet building in Tokyo on May 19, 2016. The parties decided to consider jointly submitting a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet by June 1, the end of the current Diet session, due mainly to the failure of the government's economic policies, dubbed "Abenomics." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition parties consider election cooperation

Tadatomo Yoshida (L), chief of the Social Democratic Party, and Kazuo Shii, leader of the Japanese Communist Party, talk at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2015. Yoshida showed a positive stance toward Shii's proposal for cooperating in the upcoming national election against the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 Japan opposition party chiefs agree to resist security bills

The leaders of five Japanese opposition parties hold talks in Tokyo on July 10, 2015: (from L to R sitting) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Katsuya Okada of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yorihisa Matsuno of the Japan Innovation Party and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party. They agreed to oppose a vote on security bills submitted by the government that would expand the overseas role of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's SDP chief meets widow of ex-S. Korean leader Kim Dae Jung

Tadatomo Yoshida (L), chief of Japan's small opposition Social Democratic Party, visits Lee Hee Ho (R), wife of the late South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, at her home in Seoul on May 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawans protest at base plan on sovereignty recovery anniversary

Social Democratic Party chief Tadatomo Yoshida (R in front) takes part in protest activities aboard a boat on April 28, 2015 at the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan is scheduled to be relocated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Oct. 22 lower house election

Combined photo shows Japanese political party leaders (from L) Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Matsui of the Japan Innovation Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Masashi Nakano of the Party for Japanese Kokoro. Campaigning began on Oct. 10, 2017 for the House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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. (Kyodo)

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1 week before Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties campaign across Japan on Dec. 7, 2014, a week before the Dec. 14 lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan; Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party; Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party; Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations; Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party; Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party; Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party; and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party. (Kyodo)

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Campaigning begins for Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties stump across Japan on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from R to L, top row to bottom row) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Hiroyuki Arai of the New Renaissance Party. (Kyodo)

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Leaders of Japan's political parties debate on Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the ruling and opposition parties in Japan participate in a debate in Tokyo broadcast on a video-sharing website on Nov. 29, 2014, ahead of the start of official campaigning for a lower house election. They are (from L to R) Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the Komeito party, Banri Kaieda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kenji Eda, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, Takeo Hiranuma of the Party for Future Generations, and Ichiro Ozawa of the People's Life Party. (Kyodo)

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Social Democratic Party's Yoshida in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Tadatomo Yoshida, leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party, speaks at a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, on June 24, 2014, after holding talks with Yu Zheng Sheng, China's fourth-highest ranking Communist Party member. (Kyodo)

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China's 4th-ranked politician meets Japan's SDP head

BEIJING, China - China's fourth-highest ranking Communist Party member Yu Zhengsheng (R) meets with Japan's Social Democratic Party head Tadatomo Yoshida on June 24, 2014, in Beijing. The meeting was held at a time when the two countries are struggling to mend relations badly frayed over territorial and historical issues. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)(Kyodo)

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Day before Japan lower house election

Social Democratic Party leader Tadatomo Yoshida makes a campaign speech in Beppu, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2017, a day before the House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Day before Japan lower house election

Combined photo shows political party leaders campaigning in various places in Japan on Oct. 21, 2017, for the following day's House of Representatives election. (top row from R) the Liberal Democratic Party's Shinzo Abe, the Party of Hope's Yuriko Koike, Komeito's Natsuo Yamaguchi, the Japanese Communist Party's Kazuo Shii, (bottom row from R) the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Yukio Edano, the Japan Innovation Party's Ichiro Matsui, the Social Democratic Party's Tadatomo Yoshida, the Party for Japanese Kokoro's Masashi Nakano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Social Democratic Party campaign for Japan lower house election

Social Democratic Party leader Tadatomo Yoshida makes a campaign speech in Fukuoka on Oct. 14, 2017, for the House of Representatives election on Oct. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning begins for Oct. 22 lower house election

Tadatomo Yoshida, leader of the Social Democratic Party, makes a speech in Usuki, Oita Prefecture on Oct. 10, 2017, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 22 House of Representatives election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo