CDPJ Senses Danger in Early Diet Dissolution; Noda Fears Difficulty in Building Fronts With JCP, Japan Innovation Party, Democratic Party for the People Before October 27 Election

Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba’s plan to hold a general election on Oct. 27 has vexed the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who fear they won’t be able to reach agreements on cooperation with the other opposition parties in time for the race, resulting in the...