Komeito
Komeito 公明党 | |
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| Leader | Toshiko Takeya |
| Secretary-General | Makoto Nishida |
| Founded | 7 November 1998 |
| Merger of | Kōmeitō (1962) New Peace Party Reform Club |
| Merged into | Centrist Reform Alliance (House of Representatives) |
| Headquarters | 17 Minamimoto-machi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0012 |
| Newspaper | Komei Shimbun |
| Membership (2024) | 450,000[1] |
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| Political position | CentreA[›][3] |
| Religion | Buddhism (Soka Gakkai)[4] (de facto) |
| National affiliation | Template:UBL |
| Colors | |
| Slogan | 大衆と共に[c][5] ('With the Public') |
| Councillors | 21 / 248 |
| Representatives | 28 / 465 |
| Prefectural assembly members | 206 / 2,644 |
| Municipal assembly members[6] | 2,667 / 29,135 |
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^ A: Komeito is also sometimes described as centre-left[8] or right-wing.[11] | |
Komeito (Japanese: 公明党, Hepburn: Kōmeitō), formerly New Komeito (NKP) and also known as Komei, is a political party in Japan. They have been seen as part of the Soka Gakkai religious movement. The party is thought to be centrist. From 1999 to 2009 and from 2012 to 2025, it was part of the Japanese government as the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Komeito was founded by the leader of Soka Gakkai, Daisaku Ikeda, in 1964. In 1999, the party entered into a coalition with LDP, serving in the government until the coalition lost power in 2009. In 2012, the coalition regained power. In 2014, the party changed its English name back to Komeito.
In 2025, Komeito formally left the coalition, after Sanae Takaichi was elected LDP President.[12][13] In 2026, Komeito merged with the Constitutional Democratic Party to form the Centrist Reform Alliance for the 2026 general election; however the coalition lost to the LDP in a landslide.[14]
Notes
References
- ↑ "党概要" [Party Overview]. Komeito. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ↑ George Ehrhardt; Axel Klein; Levi McLaughlin, eds. (2014). Kōmeitō: Politics and Religion in Japan. Institute of East Asian Studies. p. 67.
- ↑
- "今さら聞けない?! 「保守」「リベラル」ってなんだ？" [Can't you ask about them now ?! What are "conservative" and "liberal"?] (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Japan ruling bloc near agreement on security shift". Associated Press. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Harding, Robin (17 October 2017). "Coalition partner keeps Japan's Abe in power — and in check". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
Natsuo Yamaguchi, the low-profile leader of the centrist Komeito party
- ↑ Metraux, Daniel A. (1996), "The Soka Gakkai: Buddhism and the Creation of a Harmonious and Peaceful Society", Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia, State University of New York Press, p. 386
- ↑ "公明党" [Komeito]. komei.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
... 結党以来のスローガン『大衆とともに』の精神こそ、 ...
- ↑ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, party membership statistics for chief executives and assembly members in prefectures and municipalities: Prefectural and local assembly members and governors/mayors by political party as of 31 December 2023
- ↑ "公明党は安保法制の「歯止め」か「触媒」か" [Which is the Komeito party "stop" or "catalyst" in security legislation?]. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ [7]
- ↑ "Japan: Return of the Right". Frontline. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
The LDP will be ruling in coalition with another right-wing party—the Komeito.
- ↑ Jeffrey Haynes (2020). Politics of Religion: A Survey. "the NKP is a right-wing, conservative party with religious goals."
- ↑ [9][10]
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-komeito-leave-ruling-coalition-with-ldp-under-takaichi-nhk-reports-2025-10-10/
- ↑ "Komeito leaves ruling coalition, vows new start as centrist reform party | Komei News (October 11 , 2025)". Komeito. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ↑ "Japan opposition parties CDP, Komeito agree to form new political party". Reuters. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.