Last year, the peace promoting Komeito, a party affiliated with the Soka Gakkai religious movement, ended its long-time coalition with Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). It had lasted from December 26, 2012 until October 12, 2025; already from 1999 until 2009, the two parties had formed a coalition government. The Buddhist, pacifist Komeito was surely uneasy with the...