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Komeito Elects Mitsunari Okamoto, Targets 2028 Senate Wins

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Mitsunari Okamoto was elected leader of Japan's Komeito party at a Tokyo convention on Saturday.
Okamoto pledged victory for all Komeito candidates in the unified local elections next spring.
He also targeted winning Komeito seats in the 2028 Senate election.
Okamoto called Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s temporary food-tax cut ineffective against inflation.
He said reviewing Japan’s three nonnuclear principles would betray the postwar stance.

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Mitsunari Okamoto was elected leader of Japan's Komeito party at a Tokyo convention on Saturday.
Okamoto pledged victory for all Komeito candidates in the unified local elections next spring.
He also targeted winning Komeito seats in the 2028 Senate election.
Okamoto called Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s temporary food-tax cut ineffective against inflation.
He said reviewing Japan’s three nonnuclear principles would betray the postwar stance.