Japan's antinuclear Tomorrow Party splits into two groups

 OSAKA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's antinuclear Tomorrow Party on Friday split into two groups only a month after its inception¹ due to internal conflicts over personnel matters, local press reported.

Yukiko Kada, governor of Shiga Prefecture and the founder² of the Tomorrow Party , and Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, announced the split of the party in a press conference held in Otsu, capital city of Shiga Prefecture.

Kada said she would leave the Tomorrow Party with House of Representatives member Tomoko Abe to form a separate party. Ozawa will remain at the party which is renamed "Seikatsu no To" (Party of People's Lives) and headed by House of Councilors member Yuko Mori.

Kada formed the Tomorrow Party a couple of weeks ahead of the Dec. 16 lower house election. The People's Life First Party headed by Ichiro Ozawa merged³ with the antinuclear party soon. The party had 62 seats in the lower house before the election but only got 9 seats left after the election.

Following the party's lackluster performance in the election, bickering⁴ intensified⁵ between Kada and those close to Ozawa over whether he should co-lead the party together with Kada and eventually caused the split of the party, the reports said.

1 inception   

n.开端，开始，取得学位

参考例句：

• The programme has been successful since its inception.这个方案自开始实施以来一直卓有成效。
• Julia's worked for that company from its inception.自从那家公司开办以来，朱莉娅一直在那儿工作。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

4 bickering   

v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 )；口角；（水等）作潺潺声；闪烁

参考例句：

• The children are always bickering about something or other. 孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。
• The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters. 这两个孩子总是为些小事斗嘴。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》