New Japan opposition force heads to resign over "historic" election loss

Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito, co-leaders of the main opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, said Monday they will resign to take responsibility for its "historic" defeat in the House of Representatives election.Noda told reporters that the new leadership will be decided by Feb. 18, in time for a parliamentary session to reinstate Sanae Takaichi as Japan's prime minister after the ruling party's landslide election victory on Sunday.While the schedule for a party leadership contest must be approved at a party meeting on Wednesday, a senior member of the CRA said arrangements are being made t…READ FULL ARTICLE