LDP, New Komeito reach basic policy accord

TOKYO, Japan - Yukihiko Ikeda (R), chairman of the policy research council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and Chikara Sakaguchi (L), his New Komeito Party counterpart, exchange papers after reaching a basic policy agreement in the Diet on Sept. 3. The accord paves the way for New Komeito to join the LDP and its current coalition partner, the Liberal Party, in the ruling alliance in late September.

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