Japan's Constitutional Democrats - a little party with big ambition

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) leader Yukio Edano poses in front of his posters before having an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - The leader of the small Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which out-performed expectations in an October vote, now hopes that by offering clear policy alternatives he can oust Prime Minister Shinto Abe's coalition in the next election.

One key to achieving that ambitious goal, said party founder Yukio Edano, is an economic platform that puts more weight on redistributing wealth, including by raising corporate taxes to push firms to use their cash reserves to raise wages.