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By Tatsuya Tanoue and Takeo Maeda /
Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
17:56 JST,
October 11, 2025
The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito have failed to bridge the rift that was exposed with the election of LDP President Sanae Takaichi, resulting in the end of their quarter-century coalition and leaving the political outlook even more uncertain.