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LDP Courts DPFP With Policy Talks as Takaichi Seeks Working Majority

Shared fiscal and security priorities are shaping outreach that the DPFP says will proceed only if trust is established.

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Deers at Nara Park in Nara, Japan, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell
Motoko Shimada, childhood friend and primary school classmate of Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected president leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during an interview with Reuters at Takaichi’s constituency office in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan, October 6, 2025. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell
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Overview

  • Takaichi and DPFP leader Yuichiro Tamaki held talks in Tokyo that party sources said focused on policy cooperation.
  • LDP heavyweight Taro Aso met DPFP secretary general Kazuya Shinba for about 30 minutes, where Shinba pressed to scrap the provisional gasoline tax rate and to review the income tax exemption threshold.
  • Those tax measures were previously outlined in secretary‑general discussions among the LDP, Komeito and the DPFP, providing a basis for current contacts.
  • DPFP figures voiced caution about formally joining an LDP‑led coalition, with Shinba saying the path to cooperation depends on trust and the party guarding its identity.
  • The LDP is considering offering the DPFP a ministerial post if formal coalition negotiations advance, and Tamaki publicly linked a Nikkei rally and a year‑end 50,000 target to expectations for Takaichi’s economic policies.