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Japan party leaders hold talks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Japan's new ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi holds talks in Tokyo with Hirofumi Yoshimura and Fumitake Fujita, co-leaders of the second-largest opposition party the Japan Innovation Party on Oct. 15, 2025, amid uncertainty over whether Takaichi will be able to win enough votes to become premier during an extraordinary parliamentary session starting Oct. 21. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan Innovation Party lawmakers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 16 Kyodo - Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks at a meeting of his party's lawmakers from both houses of the parliament held in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2025, following the second largest opposition party's agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the day before to begin policy talks on forming a coalition government. (Kyodo)

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Liberal Democratic Party President Takaichi

Japan's new ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi speaks to the press in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2025, following her meeting with Hirofumi Yoshimura (C) and Fumitake Fujita, co-leaders of the second-largest opposition party the Japan Innovation Party. During the meeting, they agreed to begin talks on forming a coalition government.

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Japan Innovation Party leader Yoshimura

Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, the second largest opposition force, speaks to the press in Tokyo on Oct, 15, 2025, following his meeting with new ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi, alongside JIP co-leader Fumitake Fujita. The two parties agreed to begin talks on forming a coalition government.

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Japan Innovation Party lawmakers' meeting

Fumitake Fujita (facing camera, standing), co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks at a meeting of his party's lawmakers from both houses of parliament held in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2025, following the second largest opposition party's agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the day before to begin policy talks on forming a coalition government.

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Japan Innovation Party lawmakers' meeting

Fumitake Fujita (L, standing), co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks at a meeting of his party's lawmakers from both houses of the parliament held in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2025, following the second largest opposition party's agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the day before to begin policy talks on forming a coalition government.

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Japan Innovation Party lawmakers' meeting

Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks at a meeting of his party's lawmakers from both houses of the parliament held in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2025, following the second largest opposition party's agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the day before to begin policy talks on forming a coalition government.

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Japan Innovation Party lawmakers' meeting

Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks at a meeting of his party's lawmakers from both houses of the parliament held in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2025, following the second largest opposition party's agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the day before to begin policy talks on forming a coalition government.

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Japan Innovation Party lawmakers' meeting

Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks at a meeting of his party's lawmakers from both houses of the parliament held in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2025, following the second largest opposition party's agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the day before to begin policy talks on forming a coalition government.

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Japan Innovation Party lawmakers' meeting

Fumitake Fujita, co-leader of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks at a meeting of his party's lawmakers from both houses of the parliament held in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2025, following the second largest opposition party's agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party the day before to begin policy talks on forming a coalition government.

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Japan party leaders hold talks in Tokyo

Japan's new ruling Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (R) holds talks in Tokyo with Hirofumi Yoshimura (C) and Fumitake Fujita, co-leaders of the second-largest opposition party the Japan Innovation Party on Oct. 15, 2025, amid uncertainty over whether Takaichi will be able to win enough votes to become premier during an extraordinary parliamentary session starting Oct. 21.

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Taiwan opposition party head indicted for corruption

File photo taken in January 2024 shows Ko Wen-je, head of Taiwan's second-largest opposition party, the Taiwan People's Party. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office indicted the former presidential candidate on Dec. 26, on corruption charges, including one related to a shopping center development project during his tenure as Taipei mayor.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Osaka Gov. Yoshimura elected head of Japan's No. 2 opposition party

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 1, 2024, after being elected as the top leader of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

House of Representatives lawmaker Ryuna Kanemura of the Japan Innovation Party meets the press in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his intention to run in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Japan No. 2 opposition party leadership race

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 12, 2024, to announce his candidacy in the Dec. 1 leadership race of Japan's second-largest opposition party, the Japan Innovation Party. Yoshimura is the co-leader of the party, which suffered a significant loss of seats in the Oct. 27 general election.

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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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Voting underway in presidential runoff in Türkiye

STORY: Voting underway in presidential runoff in Türkiye DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting in Ankara 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter "Turkish voters started to cast their ballots on Sunday as of 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) local time for the second round of the presidential election. In Istanbul, the country's largest city with around 11 million eligible voters, many people already showed up at the polling stations before the start. Over 31,000 ballot boxes have been set up across all 39 districts. The second round is expected to be a knife-edge contest between the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the joint opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Turkish people will either decide to continue with Erdogan for another five-year term or vote for change and elect Kilicdaroglu. A six-party opposition bloc and several other minor parties back Kilic

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Thailand's Move Forward Party announces coalition to bid for gov't

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party announces coalition to bid for gov't DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference by the Move Forward Party and its coalition allies 2. various of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat speaking at the press conference 3. various of party leaders at the press conference 4. various of Thailand's parliament (file) STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party on Thursday announced a multi-party coalition in a bid to form a government after emerging as the largest party of the lower house of the parliament in the country's general election. The coalition, comprised of eight parties, was led by the Move Forward Party and joined by Pheu Thai Party, with the second most seats in the lower house as well as several other smaller parties previously in the opposition, Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat told a press conference, saying that the coalition has a projected 313-seat out of the total 500-seat Hou

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2 opposition parties merge into Japan's 3rd-largest party

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) and Kenji Eda, a House of Representatives lawmaker, shake hands during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2014, after becoming co-leaders of the Japan Innovation Party. Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Party and Eda's Yuinotoh party merged to create the Japan Innovation Party, Japan's third-largest party and second in the opposition bloc.

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2 opposition parties merge into Japan's 3rd-largest party

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the small opposition Japan Restoration Party and Yuinotoh party raise their fists during a gathering to merge their groups. The new party, the Japan Innovation Party, is Japan's third largest and second in the opposition bloc.

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Abe meets Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Toru Hashimoto, acting leader of the Japan Restoration Party, the second-largest opposition party, shake hands before their meeting in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2013. Abe received the party's support ahead of putting through an extra budget for the current fiscal year to finance stimulus measures. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Osaka Gov. Matsui

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui, secretary general of the Japan Restoration Party, the second-largest opposition party, answers reporters' questions at the Osaka prefectural hall in Osaka on Jan. 9, 2013.

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Komeito leader Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of New Komeito, the second-largest opposition party, speaks during a press conference at the Diet building in Tokyo on June 7, 2011.

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(1)Taiwanese party leader arrives in Beijing for talks with officials

BEIJING, China - James Soong, chairman of the People First Party, Taiwan's second largest opposition party, and his wife wave at well-wishers on arrival at Beijing airport on May 10. Soong whose party favors eventual reunification with China will have a series of meetings with top Chinese officials.

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(2)Taiwanese party leader arrives in Beijing for talks with officials

BEIJING, China - James Soong, chairman of the People First Party, Taiwan's second largest opposition party, speaks on arrival at Beijing airport on May 10.

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LDP's Kato surrounded by reporters out front of his home

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight, is surrounded by reporters out front of his home in Tokyo's Minato Ward in the morning on Nov. 18. Kato reiterated he will vote for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's cabinet expected to be submitted to the Diet by opposition parties Nov. 20. Kato is a former LDP secretary general who heads the LDP's second largest faction.

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LDP's Kato attends faction meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Prime ministerial aspirant Koichi Kato (L) attends a meeting Nov. 13 of senior members of his faction, the second largest in Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Besides Kato is Noboru Harada, Kato's chief of staff. Kato, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister and LDP President Yoshiro Mori, has indicated he may support an opposition no-confidence motion against Mori rather than merely abstain from a vote on it.

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DPJ finalizes decision on parliamentary group with Innovation Party

Katsuya Okada, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, addresses a meeting of DPJ lawmakers in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2015. The DPJ finalized its decision to form a parliamentary group with the second-largest Japan Innovation Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DPJ finalizes decision on parliamentary group with Innovation Party

Katsuya Okada, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, addresses a meeting of DPJ lawmakers in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2015. The DPJ finalized its decision to form a parliamentary group with the second-largest Japan Innovation Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DPJ holds meeting of secretaries general

Katsuya Okada, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, addresses a meeting of secretaries general of the party's local branches in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2015. They are expected to discuss strategies for the upper house election to be held in summer 2016 and planned launch of a parliamentary group with the second-largest Japan Innovation Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Innovation Party chooses new secretary general

Japan Innovation Party leader Yorihisa Matsuno (R) attends a press conference with new Secretary General Masato Imai at the parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2015. The second-largest opposition party dismissed three executives for triggering or promoting its split. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Innovation Party chooses new secretary general

Japan Innovation Party leader Yorihisa Matsuno (R) attends a press conference with new Secretary General Masato Imai at the parliament building in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2015. The second-largest opposition party dismissed three executives for triggering or promoting its split. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka mayor to create new party, could spark opposition realignment

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto makes a stump speech in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2015. Hashimoto said he plans to establish a new political party possibly within 2015, deepening the strife within Japan's second-largest opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid strife

Yorihisa Matsuno (L), leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Mito Kakizawa, secretary general of the party, speak to reporters at the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, after the party's supreme leader Toru Hashimoto and adviser Ichiro Matsui announced they would leave the second-largest opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid internal strife

Mito Kakizawa, secretary general of the Japan Innovation Party, heads to an intra-party meeting at the parliamentary building in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015. His support of a mayoral candidate without official party endorsement has drawn criticism from two senior members of the second-largest opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid internal strife

Undated combined photo shows Japan Innovation Party supreme adviser Toru Hashimoto (L) and adviser Ichiro Matsui. The two members of the second-largest opposition party expressed their intention on Aug. 27, 2015, to step down amid internal strife over support offered by the party's secretary general to a mayoral candidate without official party endorsement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid internal strife

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui, who also serves as Japan Innovation Party adviser, tells reporters in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2015, of his decision to leave the second-largest opposition party. Matsui also said Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is prepared to quit as supreme adviser amid internal strife over support offered by the party's secretary general to a mayoral candidate without official party endorsement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Innovation Party elects Matsuno as new leader

Japan Innovation Party leader-elect Yorihisa Matsuno speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 19, 2015. The second-largest opposition party elected Matsuno, who has been its secretary general, following the failure in a referendum on May 17 of an administrative reform bid by the party's associated group in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Innovation Party elects Matsuno as new leader

Japan Innovation Party leader-elect Yorihisa Matsuno (L) shakes hands with his predecessor Kenji Eda in Tokyo on May 19, 2015. The second-largest opposition party elected Matsuno, who has been its secretary general, following the failure in a referendum on May 17 of an administrative reform bid by the party's associated group in Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Innovation Party to choose new leader

Yorihisa Matsuno, secretary general of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks to reporters in the Diet on May 18, 2015. The second-largest opposition party started work to choose a successor to leader Kenji Eda, who will step down over a failed bid by his party's regional chapter to reorganize Osaka city administration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Innovation Party to choose new leader

Yorihisa Matsuno, secretary general of the Japan Innovation Party, speaks to reporters in the Diet on May 18, 2015. The second-largest opposition party started work to choose a successor to leader Kenji Eda, who will step down over a failed bid by his party's regional chapter to reorganize Osaka city administration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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47.8% oppose, 39.5% back Osaka metropolis plan: Kyodo poll

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who also serves as top adviser to the second-largest opposition party in parliament, the Japan Innovation Party, appeals for support for a plan to turn the city administration into a metropolitan government similar to Tokyo's, during a rally in Osaka on May 10, 2015, ahead of the May 17 referendum on the issue. According to a Kyodo News poll, 47.8 percent of voters in Osaka oppose the plan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid strife

Outspoken Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto announces on Aug. 27, 2015, in Osaka that he is leaving the Japan Innovation Party, of which he serves as supreme adviser. The move, which could lead to the disbanding of the nation's second-largest opposition party, comes amid internal strife over the handling of a regional mayoral contest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Taiwanese party leader arrives in Beijing for talks with offi

BEIJING, China - James Soong, chairman of the People First Party, Taiwan's second largest opposition party, speaks on arrival at Beijing airport on May 10. (Kyodo)