Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi urges government to actively update citizens on pandemic
The government should actively release information regarding the coronavirus pandemic to allay citizens' worries, the head of Komeito, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, said Monday. "Citizens' worries are growing day by day, as infections have spread to regional areas," Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi ...
LDP lays groundwork to consider equipping Japan with attack capabilities
The move comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted discussions on national security policy following suspension of the plan to deploy Aegis Ashore.
Odd couple: LDP-Komeito political marriage faces testing times
Power struggles in Abe's party could further strain the two-decades-old coalition in the weeks to come
Komeito cash handout demand highlights Abe's fading power amid outbreak
The turnabout marked an extraordinary moment in the over seven-year-long reign of Abe, providing a glimpse of the ruling coalition's mounting exasperation with his administration.
Abe dinner with Komeito leader stokes speculation about snap election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party's coalition partner Komeito, had a dinner meeting Thursday, stoking speculation that they may have discussed the possibility of a snap election for the House of Representatives. At a Komeito meeting Friday, Yamaguchi ...
Komeito likely to re-elect leader Natsuo Yamaguchi for sixth term: officials
Natsuo Yamaguchi has decided to file his candidacy for the leadership election of Komeito, the junior partner in the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party, which is set for September, related officials said Thursday. With no other prospective candidates expected to come forward, ...
Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi invites Xi to visit Japan next year
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with the leader of the junior party in Japan's ruling coalition, who invited him to visit Tokyo next year amid growing momentum to rebuild bilateral ties. "On the premise that he will visit Japan next year, I said, 'I ...
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday he hopes to visit Japan soon for talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, amid tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. Moon received a letter from Abe when he met with Natsuo Yamaguchi — head of Komeito, ...
Let permanent foreign residents participate in local elections: Komeito chief Yamaguchi
Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of lay Buddhist-backed Komeito, said Monday that permanent foreign residents should be granted the right to vote in local elections, presenting a stark contrast with an upstart rival challenging his party in the snap election this weekend. The question of whether to ...
LDP ally Komeito circumspect on constitutional revision in election platform
Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, has taken a cautious stance over the LDP's proposal to revise the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution, according to its election platform released Thursday. The LDP will push for the first-ever ...
Abe eyes tax revenue for child-rearing support in election platform
Social security reform is expected to be a key policy for the ruling LDP if Prime Minister Abe calls a snap Lower House election in October.
Komeito chief Yamaguchi says Abe's idea to amend Constitution 'difficult' without public support
The leader of Komeito, the junior coalition partner to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed pessimism Wednesday about the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ambition to amend the Constitution, including its war-renouncing Article 9, by 2020. "It would be difficult without significant public support," Natsuo Yamaguchi ...
