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Opposition lawmakers launch Democratic Reform Group, replacing CRA

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC · How we work

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Opposition lawmakers form the Democratic Reform Group, ending the Centrist Reform Alliance.
Outgoing CRA leader Junya Ogawa and Secretary-General Takeshi Shina will head the new party.
The new party could be established as early as Thursday.
CRA’s 28 Komeito-affiliated lawmakers are expected to rejoin Komeito before the next session.
Ogawa said CRA will retain ¥1.17 billion subsidies from October, but the successor party will not receive them.

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Opposition lawmakers form the Democratic Reform Group, ending the Centrist Reform Alliance.
Outgoing CRA leader Junya Ogawa and Secretary-General Takeshi Shina will head the new party.
The new party could be established as early as Thursday.
CRA’s 28 Komeito-affiliated lawmakers are expected to rejoin Komeito before the next session.
Ogawa said CRA will retain ¥1.17 billion subsidies from October, but the successor party will not receive them.