TOKYO - Japan's new party pitching centrist policies officially kicked off Thursday as the largest opposition force in the House of Representatives, announcing over 220 candidates to run on its ticket for the Feb. 8 election and a pledge to eliminate the consumption tax on food starting in this fall.
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