Japan in limbo as opposition in talks to oust ruling party

Yuichiro Tamaki, from the largest opposition party Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, could be picked as the premier in order to kick the LDP out of power. - Reuters

TOKYO: Japan's top opposition parties were set to hold high-stakes discussions Tuesday (Oct 14), aiming to find a unified candidate for prime minister and oust the ruling party from power.

The talks come after the ruling coalition collapsed last week, putting in peril Sanae Takaichi's bid to become the country's first woman premier.