Japan opposition sees change on horizon after strong election results

Japan's main opposition party said strong results in the general election Sunday have made a change of government an achievable target, as smaller parties surged and the ruling coalition failed to maintain its majority in the House of Representatives.Yoshihiko Noda, the head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, told a press conference the loss of the lower house majority for the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito was a "huge achievement."Reflecting on the significance of the result for politics in a country where the ruling party ha…READ FULL ARTICLE