Press Conference of Yukio Edano, Leader of The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

Yukio Edano, Leader of The Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP), speaks about his nascent party's activities and what kind of role it will play in the shifting political landscape during press conference at The Foreign Correspondents Press Club ( FCCJ ) in Tokyo, December 18, 2017, Japan. The collapse of the main opposition Democratic Party, just ahead of its pre-election merger with an emerging group led by then popular and conservative Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, has led its liberal wing to separately form the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP). The CDP beat the odds to become the biggest opposition force in the lower house with 55 seats, albeit dwarfed by 284 seats held by Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. Edano, 53, who served as chief cabinet secretary, economic minister and party secretary general when the Democrats held power from 2009 to 2012. (Photo by Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)