Japan's Komeito Grapples with Role of Opposition Party, Expresses Concerns Over Decisions Made by LDP-JIP Coalition

The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:44 JST,
October 22, 2025
With Komeito now an opposition party, it is grappling with how to maintain an appropriate political distance from the Liberal Democratic Party, its former coalition partner. The LDP on Tuesday launched a new administration under a coalition with the Japan Innovation Party.
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