Generational change, policy differences test LDP-Komeito political bonds
Dec 24, 2020 OSAKA – The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito recently marked 21 years of alliance, having ruled Japan as a coalition for 18 of those years. Now — faced with policy differences and generational changes, along with two key elections — those time-tested relations could be put under strain as never before and could herald a shift in the nation’s political landscape. How has Yoshihide Suga’s leadership affected relations between the parties? During the tenure of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Komeito faced pressure to support collective self-defense bills and...
Source: japantimes.co.jp
