FOCUS: Japan's main opposition bets on "experience" for possible election

Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's triumph in the leadership election of Japan's main opposition party on Monday underscored its intention to bet on "experience" to gain power in a possible general election by the end of this year.The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's leadership race was shaped by the Liberal Democratic Party's contest to choose a successor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who decided to step down to take responsibility for a high-profile slush funds scandal.Noda won the leadership of the left-leaning CDPJ in a runoff against Yukio Edano, the party's 60-year-ol…READ FULL ARTICLE