Komeito leader Toshiko Takeya has sounded positive on the party's future integration into the Centrist Reform Alliance, a peer in the Japanese opposition camp. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/15/japan/politics/komeito-chief-positive-cra-integration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #komeito #cdp #cra

In an about-face, the Democratic Party for the People says it will join a panel on social security while the Centrist Reform Alliance is also seriously considering it after both parties snubbed its inaugural meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/politics/consumption-tax-panel-cra-dpp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #dpp #taxes #consumptiontax #ldp #komeito #cdp #sanseito #jcp

Newly elected Centrist Reform Alliance chief Junya Ogawa does not see his party as a brake for the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, but as an entirely separate vehicle altogether. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/19/japan/politics/cra-ogawa-rebuild/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #junyaogawa #2026lowerhouseelection #cdp #komeito

Sanae Takaichi’s election win gives her the political capital to tackle Japan’s voting issues, including religious and union influence, foreign interference and proportional representation flaws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/18/world/tackling-japans-political-taboos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #japan #sokagakkai #komeito #ldp #rengo #cdp #china #ccp #diet #cra #jip #dpp #chinajapanrelations

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s approval rating remained high, at 41%, following its overwhelming victory in the Feb. 8 Lower House election, a recent Nikkei poll survey showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/politics/ldp-approval-rating/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #dpp #sanseito #cra #komeito #cdp

Make no mistake, she and the LDP’s big win is attributable to her energy, her image and her vision. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/02/13/takaichi-takes-command/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #sanaetakaichi #ldp #lowerhouse #jip #cdp #komeito #shinzoabe #china #taiwan #us #donaldtrump #xijinping #2026lowerhouseelection

Lower House lawmaker Junya Ogawa was elected leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance on Friday, pledging to strengthen the party’s internal structure after its devastating defeat in Sunday’s election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/cra-leadership-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #junyaogawa #cra #cdp #komeito #2026lowerhouseelection

From Nagatacho’s corridors to rural paddies and local gyms, elections reveal how quickly fortunes shift. Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be — and how national power begins far from Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/first-person-elections-recollection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #komeito #cdp #sokagakkai #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #yamagata #amagasaki #wakayama

Takeshi Shina and Junya Ogawa, former members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, have filed candidacies to lead the Centrist Reform Alliance, formed last month by the CDP and Komeito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/politics/cra-presser-leadership-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #takeshishina #junyaogawa #komeito #cdp

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leaders Yoshihiko Noda and Tetsuo Saito on Sunday signaled their resolve to keep their fledgling party together following a devastating election defeat that could force their resignations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/japan/politics/cra-cdp-lose/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #cdp #komeito #yoshihikonoda #tetsuosaito #2026lowerhouseelection