Democratic Party leader Renho said Thursday she will step down as the head of Japan's largest opposition party following its poor performance in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election earlier this month."I think the best thing to do is for me to take a step back and leave things up to a new leadership," Renho said at a press conference in Tokyo.
"Through the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, I took notice of what was lacking in myself...my leadership ability has been insufficient," Renho said.Renho, 49, became the party's first female leader when she won a leadership election in Septem…READ FULL ARTICLE
