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Komeito

Komeito (Japanese: 公明党, Hepburn: Kōmeitō), formerly New Komeito (NKP) and commonly referred to as simply Komei, is a political party in Japan affiliated with the Soka Gakkai religious movement. It is generally considered centrist. From 1999 to 2009 and from 2012 to 2025, it served in government as the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic…

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Founded
7 November 1998; 27 years ago (1998-11-07)
Headquarters
17 Minamimoto-machi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0012
Colors
Blue[a][b]
Councillors
21 / 248
Ideology
Buddhist democracy
Leader
Toshiko Takeya

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Triples250
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Foreign policy · 47
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related to Coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party: 1999–2025 · 41
Komeito → Akihiro Ota, As, August, Councillors, Democratic Party, Diet, DPJ, Government, House, In, Iraq, Japan, Japan Post, Japan's, Japanese, Japanese House, July, Kazuo Kitagawa, Kōmei, LDP
related to Anti-LDP coalition government: 1993–1994 · 30
Komeito → After, Councillors, Dawn Club, December, English, Finally, Hata, Hosokawa, House, Ichirō Ozawa, January, JCP, Kōmei, Kōmei Shintō, Kōmeitō, LDP, Liberal Party, New Frontier Party, New Komeito, New Kōmei Party
related to Literature · 25
Komeito → Anne Mette, Axel Klein, Berkeley, California, Contemporary Japan, East Asian Studies, Eds, Ehrhardt, Fisker-Nielsen, George, Institute, Japan, Kōmeitō, Levi McLaughlin, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Politics, Reed, Religion
related to Opposition before 1993 · 21
Komeito → Chief, Clean Government, Daisaku Ikeda, He, In, It, January, July, Komeito's, Kōmei Political League, NKP, November, Osaka, Osaka Incident, Osaka Upper House, Political Federation, Soka Gakkai, Soka Gakkai's Youth Division, Staff, The
related to In opposition: 2025–present · 17
Komeito → CDP, CDP-affiliated, Centrist Reform Alliance, Constitutional Democratic Party, Councillors, CRA, House, In, January, Japan President Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese, Komeito-affiliated, LDP, On, On October, Sanae Takaichi, Tetsuo Saito
related to Security policy · 14
Komeito → Afghanistan, At, In, Iraq, Japan Self-Defense Forces, JSDF, July, LDP, Legislation, Peace, Security, Shinzo Abe's, Softening, US
related to Relationship with Soka Gakkai · 11
Komeito → Article, Both, Japan, Japanese Constitution, None, Numerous Japanese, Observers, Petter Lindgren, Soka Gakkai, Soka Gakkai's, The
related to Domestic policy · 9
Komeito → Domestically, In, October, September, The Komeito, Tokyo Governor, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Session, Toyosu, Yuriko Koike
related to Ideology and policies · 7
Komeito → Japan, Japan Socialist Party, Komeito's, Liberal Democratic Party, Masaru Satō, Religious, There

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party soka japan gakkai coalition new ldp japanese government house election political merged alliance 1999 democratic peace general kōmei 2026

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KomeitoColorsBlue[a][b]1.00infobox
KomeitoCouncillors21 / 2481.00infobox
KomeitoFounded7 November 1998; 27 years ago (1998-11-07)1.00infobox
KomeitoHeadquarters17 Minamimoto-machi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-00121.00infobox
KomeitoIdeologyBuddhist democracy1.00infobox
KomeitoLeaderToshiko Takeya1.00infobox
KomeitoMembership (2024)450,0001.00infobox
KomeitoMerged intoCentrist Reform Alliance (House of Representatives)1.00infobox
KomeitoMerger ofKōmeitō (1962) New Peace Party Reform Club [ja]1.00infobox
KomeitoMunicipal assembly members2,647 / 28,9401.00infobox
KomeitoNational affiliationLDP–Komeito coalition (1999–2025)1.00infobox
KomeitoNational affiliationCentrist Reform Alliance (2026–present)1.00infobox
KomeitoNewspaperKomei Shimbun1.00infobox
KomeitoPolitical positionCentre[A]1.00infobox
KomeitoPrefectural assembly members208 / 2,6141.00infobox
KomeitoReligionBuddhism (Soka Gakkai) (de facto)1.00infobox
KomeitoRepresentatives0 / 4651.00infobox
KomeitoSecretary-GeneralMakoto Nishida1.00infobox
KomeitoSlogan大衆と共に[c] ('With the Public')1.00infobox
Komeitois aKomei Shinbun0.90text

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