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Junya Ogawa, who took the reins of the Centrist Reform Alliance a month ago, faces a host of challenges. At the top of his to-do list: rebuilding the opposition party following its humiliating election defeat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/13/japan/politics/junya-ogawa-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #junyaogawa #cra
CRA leader Junya Ogawa faces host of challenges, one month after election defeat

Junya Ogawa has held back on grilling government leaders, something that opposition parties usually prefer doing, and instead tried to focus on policy debate.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesFeb 24
Despite her coalition’s dominance in the Lower House, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is asking the opposition to work with her to get the fiscal 2026 budget passed before the current fiscal year concludes on March 31. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/politics/takaichi-policy-speech-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #junyaogawa #shunichisuzuki #ldp #cra #diet
Despite Lower House dominance, Takaichi puts emphasis on cooperation

The prime minister urged opposition parties to work with her coalition to get the fiscal 2026 budget passed before the end of March, when the current fiscal year concludes.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesFeb 19
Newly elected Centrist Reform Alliance chief Junya Ogawa does not see his party as a brake for the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, but as an entirely separate vehicle altogether. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/politics/cra-ogawa-rebuild/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #junyaogawa #2026lowerhouseelection #cdp #komeito
CRA not a brake for LDP-JIP, but ‘an entirely separate vehicle’

Newly elected chief Junya Ogawa continues to tout the main opposition party as an alternative to the ruling coalition despite its recent setback at the ballot box.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesFeb 16
A senior Centrist Reform Alliance official has suggested the party will consider whether to join a proposed national congress for talks on issues including a possible consumption tax cut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/cra-consumption-tax-cut-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #consumptiontax #cra #junyaogawa #ldp
CRA to study joining national congress on consumption tax cut

Shinji Inoue, deputy secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said he wants 'as many parties as possible' to join the national congress.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesFeb 13
Lower House lawmaker Junya Ogawa was elected leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance on Friday, pledging to strengthen the party’s internal structure after its devastating defeat in Sunday’s election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/cra-leadership-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #junyaogawa #cra #cdp #komeito #2026lowerhouseelection
Junya Ogawa elected leader of Centrist Reform Alliance

The former CDP lawmaker pledged to strengthen the CRA’s internal structure as the party reels from its election defeat.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesFeb 12
Takeshi Shina and Junya Ogawa, former members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, have filed candidacies to lead the Centrist Reform Alliance, formed last month by the CDP and Komeito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/politics/cra-presser-leadership-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #takeshishina #junyaogawa #komeito #cdp
Ex-CDP's Takeshi Shina and Junya Ogawa enter race to lead CRA

A vote to elect the new opposition party's leaders will be held at a general meeting of its lawmakers on Friday, after its former co-leaders stepped down following election losses.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesOct 21, 2024
Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, called for boosting the incomes of young people during a television debate with other parties on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/21/japan/politics/japan-party-leaders-young-people-pay/ #japan #politics #2024lowerhouseelection #children #hiroshimoriyama #junyaogawa #ldp #cdp