Ogawa chosen as Japan's main opposition leader after election defeat

Japan's main opposition force, the Centrist Reform Alliance, elected 54-year-old Junya Ogawa as its new head on Friday, as the newly created party embarks on a revamp after a heavy loss in the recent general election.Ogawa, former secretary general of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, defeated Takeshi Shina, 59, former acting chief policymaker of the CDPJ, in a two-horse race, winning the support of 27 of the CRA's 49 lawmakers."By strengthening the party's internal structure and deepening cooperation with other forces, I will do my best to produce concrete results that benefit …READ FULL ARTICLE