Japan main opposition party seeks other parties' support to elect PM

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on Wednesday intensified his efforts to rally cross-party support in his bid to be chosen as the next prime minister after his force gained strength in the weekend general election.However, the opposition bloc was not united in how they would vote, as the Democratic Party for the People, which quadrupled its seats in the House of Representatives after Sunday's election, rejected a call by the CDPJ for leadership talks.Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party aims to join hands wi…READ FULL ARTICLE