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Komeito 公明党 | |
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| Leader | Keiichi Ishii |
| Deputy Leaders | Kazuo Kitagawa Noriko Furuya Tetsuo Saito Shigeki Sato Kazuyoshi Akaba Toshiko Takeya |
| Secretary-General | Makoto Nishida |
| Councilors Leader | Masaaki Taniai |
| Founded | 7 November 1998 |
| Merger of | Kōmeitō (1962) New Peace Party Reform Club |
| Headquarters | 17 Minamimoto-machi, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0012 |
| Newspaper | Komei Shimbun |
| Membership (2024) | 450,000[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[B][4] |
| Religion | Buddhism (Soka Gakkai)[5] (de facto) |
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| Slogan | 大衆と共に[c][6] ('With the Public') |
| Councillors | 27 / 248 |
| Representatives | 24 / 465 |
| Prefectural assembly members | 206 / 2,644 |
| Municipal assembly members[7] | 2,667 / 29,135 |
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^ A: Komeito embraces market liberalism to some extent, but it also emphasizes social welfare,[8] and officially puts forward "Humanitarian socialism" as its main ideology.[9] ^ B: Komeito is also sometimes described as centre-left[12] or right-wing.[15] | |
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Komeito (公明党, Kōmeitō), formerly New Komeito (NKP) and commonly referred to as simply Komei, is a political party in Japan founded by members of the Buddhist movement Soka Gakkai in 1964.[16][17] It is generally considered centrist and conservative. Since 2012, it has served in government as the junior coalition partner of the nationalist and conservative governments led by the Liberal Democratic Party.[18]
Keiichi Ishii has been the president of the party since 28 September 2024.[19] Komeito currently has 24 elected Deputies in the Japanese House of Representatives.
- ^ "党概要" [Party Overview]. Komeito. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ George Ehrhardt; Axel Klein; Levi McLaughlin, eds. (2014). Kōmeitō: Politics and Religion in Japan. Institute of East Asian Studies. p. 67.
- ^ Lucien Ellington, ed. (2009). Japan. ABC-CLIO. p. 168. ISBN 9781598841626.
... Because of this political strength, the Liberal Democratic Party has in recent years included the moderate to socially conservative Komeito Party in coalition governments.
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- "今さら聞けない?! 「保守」「リベラル」ってなんだ？" [Can't you ask about them now ?! What are "conservative" and "liberal"?] (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Japan ruling bloc near agreement on security shift". Associated Press. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Harding, Robin (17 October 2017). "Coalition partner keeps Japan's Abe in power — and in check". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
Natsuo Yamaguchi, the low-profile leader of the centrist Komeito party
- ^ Metraux, Daniel A. (1996), "The Soka Gakkai: Buddhism and the Creation of a Harmonious and Peaceful Society", Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia, State University of New York Press, p. 386
- ^ "公明党" [Komeito]. komei.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
... 結党以来のスローガン『大衆とともに』の精神こそ、 ...
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, party membership statistics for chief executives and assembly members in prefectures and municipalities: Prefectural and local assembly members and governors/mayors by political party as of 31 December 2023
- ^ "The hidden power of Komeito on Japanese politics". East Asia Forum. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
Observers can expect Kishida to avoid difficult debates over security policy, expand social welfare spending, and consider only limited social reforms to satisfy Komeito.
- ^ 三訂版,世界大百科事典内言及, デジタル大辞泉,精選版 日本国語大辞典,日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),改訂新版 世界大百科事典,百科事典マイペディア,ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典,知恵蔵,山川 日本史小辞典 改訂新版,旺文社日本史事典. "公明党(コウメイトウ)とは？ 意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
創価学会を支持母体とした中道政党。人間性社会主義の実現を掲げている。 ［藤井 正・五十嵐仁］
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "公明党は安保法制の「歯止め」か「触媒」か" [Which is the Komeito party "stop" or "catalyst" in security legislation?]. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Paul, Nadeau (26 April 2023). "Cracks in the Machine: The Future of the LDP-Komeito Coalition". Tokyo Review. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
Komeito has often pushed the LDP towards the center-left, particularly on economic issues like issuing stimulus payments to low-income households during the COVID-19 pandemic or measures to offset the impact of the consumption tax hike.
- ^ [10][11]
- ^ "Japan: Return of the Right". Frontline. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
The LDP will be ruling in coalition with another right-wing party—the Komeito.
- ^ Jeffrey Haynes (2020). Politics of Religion: A Survey. "the NKP is a right-wing, conservative party with religious goals."
- ^ [13][14]
- ^ Klein, Axel; McLaughlin, Levi (2 September 2020). Pekkanen, Robert J; Pekkanen, Saadia M (eds.). "Kōmeitō: The Party and Its Place in Japanese Politics". The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Politics. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190050993.001.0001. ISBN 9780190050993. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Matsutani, Minoru (2 December 2008). "Soka Gakkai keeps religious, political machine humming". The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Yoshida, Reiji (18 December 2012). "LDP charges back, vows to regain voter confidence". The Japan Times, Ltd. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Ishii to head Komeito in first leadership change in 15 years". The Japan Times. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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