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LDP–Ishin Coalition Talks to Resume Tomorrow as Negotiations Accelerate

Ishin is pressing four priorities including a two-year zero rate on food, social security reform, a sub-capital bill, and a ban on corporate and group donations.

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Overview

  • After meeting LDP leader Sanae Takaichi, Ishin co-leader Fumitake Fujita said the two sides will meet again tomorrow, keeping coalition-focused policy talks moving.
  • Party leaders have already agreed to hold policy negotiations with a view to forming a coalition government, and further sessions are being scheduled at short intervals.
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  • B.League club Chiba J reported about ¥51.7 billion in revenue for 2024–25, the first league club to exceed ¥50 billion, aided by the opening of LaLa Arena Tokyo-Bay.
  • Saitama Prefectural Police arrested 22-year-old Toya Kimura in the case of two residents found dead at an elderly care facility.