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Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito (left) and LDP counterpart Sanae Takaichi meet in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2025
After 26 years, Komeito may be showing signs it will break with LDP
Komeito not immediately endorsing Takaichi reflects deep concerns among Soka Gakkai members, the party¡¯s main supporters in the lay Buddhist group, about her ideology and policies.
Former Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi addresses a meeting of the party's lawmakers held in the Diet building on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 20, 2025
Former Komeito head Natsuo Yamaguchi to retire from politics
Yamaguchi served as Komeito chief for eight terms, or 15 years, through last September.
Komeito lawmaker Natsuo Yamaguchi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2024
Ex-Komeito chief Yamaguchi won¡¯t run for Upper House district seat
The 72-year-old did not say whether he will aim to secure a proportional representation seat or retire from politics.
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi announces his decision not to seek reelection in his party's Sept. 28 presidential election, in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2024
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi announces decision to step down
The decision not to seek reelection marks the end of an era for the party and raises questions on how it might impact the LDP¡¯s presidential race.
Komeito Secretary-General Keiichi Ishii
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2024
Keiichi Ishii set to replace Natsuo Yamaguchi as Komeito chief
The move would mark the first change in party leadership since 2009.
Komeito, the junior partner in Japan's ruling bloc, has begun preparations to replace Natsuo Yamaguchi as its leader, in what would be the first change in party leadership since 2009.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2024
Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi set to be replaced as leader
Yamaguchi, whose term expires on Sept. 28, will likely be succeeded by Secretary-General Keiichi Ishii, in the first change in party leadership since 2009.
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi holds a news conference at the Diet on July 2.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 17, 2024
Speculation rising over possible end to Yamaguchi¡¯s Komeito reign
Natsuo Yamaguchi, 72, is currently serving his eighth term as Komeito chief.
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi at the Prime Minister's Office Tuesday
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2024
Yamaguchi¡¯s tenure as Komeito leader may be extended
Now in his eighth term, Yamaguchi is the longest-serving chief of Komeito since the 1998 renewal of the party.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Komeito head Natsuo Yamaguchi meet at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 31, 2024
LDP secures backing for revisions to political funding law
The agreement with Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai paves the way for the bill¡¯s passage in the current session of parliament.
A Komeito delegation, including party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, is visiting Beijing in a bid to improve China-Japan ties.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 22, 2023
Komeito delegation visits China to bolster frayed ties
A group led by Natsuo Yamaguchi has met with Cai Qi, head of the powerful Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2023
Komeito chief Natsuo Yamaguchi to visit China from Nov. 22
Yamaguchi had initially planned to visit China in August, but the trip was postponed amid a row over the Fukushima water release decision.
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi in Tokyo on Tuesday
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2023
Coalition party leader seeks China visit this year to mend ties
Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of Komeito, abandoned a planned trip last month as friction worsened with Â鶹´«Ã½ biggest trading partner.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2023
Lawmakers upset as Taro Aso dubs coalition partner a ¡®cancer¡¯
The LDP vice president reportedly made the remark while discussing Komeito¡¯s stance on the revision of key security documents last December.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2023
LDP and Komeito patch up rift over Tokyo candidacies
Whether the agreement can heal the growing rift between the two parties and lead to support at the polls is still unclear.
People protest after Japan moved to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea, in Hong Kong on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2023
Japan urges China to rein in harassing calls over Fukushima water
The calls, which sometimes numbered in the hundreds for certain targets, were made to businesses, schools and government offices.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2023
Komeito chief suggests not releasing Fukushima water in swimming season
The Japanese government plans to start releasing once-contaminated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings¡¯ plant in Fukushima Prefecture this summer.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 27, 2023
LDP and Komeito try to patch up differences with election deal
The two parties have agreed to endorse each other¡¯s candidates everywhere except Tokyo in the next general election.
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2023
LDP looks to repair Komeito ties with electoral olive branch
While still at loggerheads over the candidate for Tokyo¡¯s 28th district, the LDP no longer intends to field contenders in Saitama¡¯s 14th district and Aichi¡¯s 16th in a possible snap poll.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 11, 2023
Komeito looks nervously toward next elections as Nippon Ishin rises
Despite only one Komeito loss in Osaka, the local Nippon Ishin chapter won seats for governor, mayor and control in prefectural and municipal assemblies.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2022
Sense of stagnation clouds Komeito after failed rejuvenation
At 70 years old, Natsuo Yamaguchi, was elected unopposed for an eighth straight term as leader, despite the party¡¯s earlier plans to replace him.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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