Japan's Komeito party to exit ruling coalition under Takaichi: NHK reports

Japan's Komeito Party leader Tetsuo Saito (front right) attending the LDP-Komeito leaders meeting at the Diet in Tokyo on Oct10, 2025. - AFP

TOKYO: Japan's Komeito party will leave the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday (Oct 10) , in a historic shift for the alliance that has ruled Japan for all but three years since 1999.

Komeito's exit could jeopardise the path for newly elected LDP chief Sanae Takaichi to become Japan's next prime minister, as her appointment would require parliamentary backing from the coalition partner.