Ogawa chosen as Japan's main opposition leader after election defeat

Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator

Feb 13, 2026 - 15:02

Ogawa chosen as Japan's main opposition leader after election defeat

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's main opposition force, the Centrist Reform Alliance, elected 54-year-old Junya Ogawa as its new head on Friday, as the newly

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