Japan's opposition party demands prime minister's resignation after election loss

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

TOKYO -- Fresh off a spectacular election win, Japan's opposition on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resign, opposed his support of U.S. foreign policy and promised to gain leadership of the world's second-largest economy.

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