Renho Murata was chosen for opposition leader of Democratic Party. Democratic Party is the second biggest party in Japan after conservative Liberal-Democratic Party. She won by majority of 503 out of 849 votes on party's election congress. Renho Murata is the first woman leading such a big party in Japan. Murata's election for opposition leader is important while current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is starting to lose in polls. Murata's leading opposition party is important for the woman in Japan, where women not often are working as government officials. 

In fact only 10% of Japanese MP's are woman. Moreover, Rehno Murata is first multi-ethnic leader in Japan's politics.

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