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uddu wrote: ↑08 Oct 2025 21:32
....Japan’s new ruling party leader — and likely PM — Takaichi Sanae has proposed a “quasi-alliance” to deter Chinese aggression. That potential coalition would include Japan, India, Taiwan, Australia and the EU. It comes after her predecessor, PM Ishiba Shigeru, talked up the idea of an “Asian NATO”.
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Japan is already part of a QUAD (if it still exists). Why another alliance?
Or does it think that the US is not reliable?
An Asian NATO must keep the whites out. Europe won't & can't fight China. Australia is a US poodle.
Everybody realizes that they have to have a Plan B just in case Trump continues and completes his term.
On a parallel track, Japan & SoKo are deeply engaging strategically completely overcoming all their past animosities and even the new SoKo President is totally on board.
The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has called for a top-level meeting with two other opposition parties to discuss the possibility of uniting behind a single candidate for prime minister.
But the differing policies among the parties could thwart an agreement.
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Noda noted that the CDP, DPP and Nippon Ishin have a combined 210 seats in the Lower House, more than the LDP’s 196.
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Komeito head rejects rumors claiming party ‘takes directions from China’ to prevent Takaichi from becoming PM, saying them ‘groundless’; expert says hypes stem from entrenched inter-party conflicts in Japan https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202510/1345498.shtml
The Komeito party, often seen as a supporting actor in Japan's political arena, recently found itself in the spotlight after the party decided Friday to quit the Japanese ruling coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
The decision of the Komeito party has been hyped by certain political figures in Japan.
Regarding some Japanese far-right politicians' recent claims that "Komeito received instructions from China to prevent [Sanae] Takaichi from becoming the Japanese prime minister," Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito stated on the party's YouTube channel on Sunday that this is "completely baseless."
The topic of the party's relationship with China was particularly discussed. When asked about allegations from some far-right forces that "Komeito is subservient to China" or "takes directions from China" to prevent Takaichi from becoming prime minister, Saito replied, "It is pure disinformation, entirely groundless. I was elected as a representative of the Japanese people. I work for the interests of Japan and its citizens—that is the role of a Japanese politician. I do not work for China's interests."
Saito added that "It's truly saddening that such rumors even emerge."
During the interview, after the host said that these rumors are being made by sitting lawmakers like Haruo Kitamura of the Conservative Party, Saito stated that "Frankly, I want to protest. These claims are utterly unfounded."
Given the Komeito party's long-standing advocacy for friendly relations with China and its active efforts to improve ties, some far-right politicians in Japan have seized on this development to hype anti-China rhetoric, according to some Chinese experts.
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi held back-to-back meetings on Oct. 15 with leaders of three opposition parties in a bid to secure support in the Diet vote for the next prime minister.
After Komeito’s exit from the ruling coalition left the LDP in a weakened position, Takaichi urgently sought cross-party backing to bolster her candidacy.
In the afternoon, Takaichi met separately with Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People, and Hirofumi Yoshimura, chief of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party).
But while Takaichi tried to solidify her chances in the Diet, movement within the opposition has also intensified to choose a different leader.
The CDP has positioned Tamaki as a “strong candidate” for prime minister and is calling for broader opposition coordination.
Noda emphasized the urgency of the moment. “Opportunities to take power from the LDP come only once every decade or so,” he said. “This is a critical juncture.”