Japan's main opposition party, led by former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, has struggled to bolster its presence despite its breakthrough in the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election, in which the ruling bloc lost its majority.Noda's Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has taken credit for pressuring Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to reform several controversial political funding systems during a one-month extraordinary parliamentary session that ended in late December.Many pundits, however, have criticized the CDPJ for not capitalizing on its advances, saying the party has failed …READ FULL ARTICLE
