Japan Innovation Party's Hirofumi Yoshimura Welcomes Possible Lower House Dissolution Amid Debate Over Legitimacy of Coalition with LDP

The Yomiuri Shimbun
13:59 JST,
January 12, 2026
Regarding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi considering dissolving the House of Representatives at the outset of the ordinary Diet session set to be convened on Jan. 23, Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura said on an NHK program on Sunday that he wants to “put it to the public head-on” abou...
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