New 'democratic reform' party to be launched after opposition split

New 'democratic reform' party to be launched after opposition split

Japan's main opposition party officially split Wednesday, paving the way for some of its members to form a new party for "democratic reform." Junya Ogawa, who resigned as leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance, said 48 of its 49 lawmakers had left. Formed eight months ago, the opposition bloc brought…