Japan's LDP, Ishin agree to form coalition government, Kyodo says

Leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi enters a room to meet Japan Innovation Party's co-leader Fumitake Fujita (not in the photo) at Japan's National Diet Building in Tokyo, Japan, October 17, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have broadly agreed to form a coalition government, setting the stage for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.

Sanae Takaichi, leader of the conservative LDP, and Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the smaller right-leaning group known as Ishin, are set to sign an agreement sealing their alliance on Monday, Kyodo said.