Japan main opposition party in lower house signals breakup

Japan's largest opposition party in the powerful House of Representatives will likely split just seven months after its formation, following the collapse of talks on a full merger, its leader all but confirmed Monday.Established in the run-up to the February general election, the Centrist Reform Alliance brought together lower house lawmakers from the left-leaning Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Komeito party, which was the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's coalition partner for 26 years.While the three sides had aimed to decide on a full merger also involving the two parti…READ FULL ARTICLE