Baba elected new leader of opposition Japan Innovation Party

Nobuyuki Baba was elected Saturday as the Japan Innovation Party's new leader, succeeding Ichiro Matsui as he vowed to carry on the conservative party's efforts to become the country's strongest opposition after it fared well in the last two national elections.Emphasizing continuity with the party's goal of broadening its support base from its stronghold of the Osaka area to the rest of the nation, Baba, who was its co-leader, won by a wide margin ahead of contenders Yasushi Adachi, a former industry ministry official, and Mizuho Umemura, a former freelance announcer.The 57-year-old House o…READ FULL ARTICLE