Japan, LDP and Ishin
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Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan's political establishment and loosen Tokyo's administrative stranglehold, the Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, will now help the ruling Liberal Democratic Party extend seven decades of dominance.
Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister, after her governing party secured a crucial coalition partner.
Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female prime minister, backed by the Japan Innovation Party. Despite losing Komeito's support, a deal with Ishin brings her close to securing parliamentary majority.