Komeito
The Komeito, or Clean Government Party, is the only party in postwar Japan with links to religion. Its sponsor, Soka Gakkai, is the laymen's affiliate of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism. ...
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The leader of the New Komeito party in Japan's ruling coalition
on Wednesday expressed opposition to the country's possible use of
the right of collective self-defense, a contentious issue to...
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A panel of policymakers from the ruling parties agreed Thursday
that an envisioned temporary law for Japan to continue a contentious
refueling mission in the Indian Ocean wil...
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Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and opposition Democratic Party of
Japan President Ichiro Ozawa began talks Tuesday morning over a bill
on Japan providing refueling support for U.S.-led antiterro...
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Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and opposition Democratic Party of
Japan President Ichiro Ozawa began talks Tuesday morning over a bill
on Japan providing refueling support fo...
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Komeito chief warns Abe over constitutional revision
TOKYO - The New Komeito party would refrain from supporting
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign for the upcoming House of
C...
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The ruling coalition Liberal Democratic Party and the New
Komeito party will pledge to introduce by 2011 a new pension record
system using an IC card with a built-in chip, according to a draf...
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The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet came
to 33.5 percent, down 2.3 percentage points from three weeks ago,
marking a record low since he assumed th...
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Komeito
New Komeito party opposed to use of collective defense right
