Overview

• Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito said that if the parties fail to renew their coalition, his party will not write “Sanae Takaichi” in the prime‑ministerial ballot.
• Komeito will consult its local organizations on October 9 as negotiations show no agreement on limiting corporate and organizational donation receiving outlets.
• Reporters note that continued deadlock could delay the extraordinary Diet session and the prime‑minister selection to later this month.
• During courtesy calls in the Diet, Takaichi introduced Koichi Hagiuda as a “kizumono,” intensifying scrutiny of appointments linked to the funding controversy.
• National Democratic figures pressed the LDP to honor a prior three‑party deal on the ¥1.03 million income threshold and gasoline tax, while the party moved to submit a “special autonomous city” bill in the upcoming session.