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LDP, Ishin to sign coalition deal

Fumitake Fujita (2nd from L), co-leader of the opposition Nippon Ishin party, speaks during the party's emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025. Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of Ishin, or the Japan Innovation Party, said earlier in the day that he formally conveyed his party's intention of forming a coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to LDP head Sanae Takaichi.

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LDP, Ishin to sign coalition deal

Fumitake Fujita (C), co-leader of the opposition Nippon Ishin party, speaks during the party's emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025. Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of Ishin, or the Japan Innovation Party, said earlier in the day that he formally conveyed his party's intention of forming a coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to LDP head Sanae Takaichi.

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LDP, Ishin to sign coalition deal

Fumitake Fujita (C), co-leader of the opposition Nippon Ishin party, heads to the party's emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2025. Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of Ishin, or the Japan Innovation Party, said earlier in the day that he had formally conveyed his party's intention of forming a coalition with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to LDP head Sanae Takaichi.

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Osaka Mayor Hashimoto stumps in Kyushu

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto waves at the crowd after giving a stump speech in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture on Oct. 20, 2012. Seeking support for the new political party he leads and helped found, Nippon Ishin no Kai, at the next general election that must be held within about a year, Hashimoto began a nationwide campaign tour in the Kyushu region of southwestern Japan.

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Osaka Mayor Hashimoto stumps in Kyushu

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) shakes hands with people after giving a stump speech in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture on Oct. 20, 2012. Seeking support for the new political party he leads and helped found, Nippon Ishin no Kai, at the next general election that must be held within about a year, Hashimoto began a nationwide campaign tour in the Kyushu region of southwestern Japan.

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Shukan Asahi with story of Osaka Mayor Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the Oct. 26, 2012, edition of the weekly magazine Shukan Asahi, published on Oct. 16, 2012, containing a story about Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, head of the political party Nippon Ishin no Kai, with an unflattering portrait of the politician. Hashimoto (back) speaks on the story at the Osaka city government offices on Oct. 18, 2012. The mayor said the previous day he will no longer speak to reporters from The Asahi Shimbun daily and Asahi Broadcasting Corp., to protest the story in the magazine.

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Hashimoto's group formally approved as party

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Azuma (far R), an executive of Nippon Ishin no Kai, a political grouping created by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, submits an application to formally register the group as a political party to an Osaka Prefecture election board official in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2012. The party headquartered in Osaka, whose English name is the Japan Restoration Party, is aiming to win a majority of House of Representatives seats at the next general election to be held within a year.

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Hashimoto launches new party

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (6th from L, front) toasts after declaring the launch of his new party, named Nippon Ishin no Kai, or the Japan Restoration Party, during a fundraising event in Osaka on Sept. 12, 2012.

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Hashimoto launches new party

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto declares the launch of his new party, named Nippon Ishin no Kai, or the Japan Restoration Party, during a fundraising event in Osaka on Sept. 12, 2012.

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Osaka mayor launches new faction with Innovation Party defectors

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto unveils the logo of "Osaka Ishin no Kai," a new political party he formed with 19 Diet members formerly belonging to the opposition Japan Innovation Party, in the western Japanese city of Osaka on Oct. 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka mayor launches new faction with Innovation Party defectors

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (R) and Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui attend the inaugural convention of "Osaka Ishin no Kai," a new political party, in the western Japanese city of Osaka on Oct. 31, 2015. Hashimoto leads the party while Matsui serves as its secretary general. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka gubernatorial, mayoral races

Ichiro Matsui (L), the head of political group Osaka Ishin no Kai and former Osaka governor, shakes hands with former Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura, who also belongs to the group, after a press conference in Osaka on April 7, 2019, following local elections. Matsui was elected as new mayor and Yoshimura as governor as they swapped posts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka gubernatorial, mayoral races

Ichiro Matsui (L), the head of political group Osaka Ishin no Kai and former Osaka governor, shakes hands with former Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura, who also belongs to the group, after a press conference in Osaka on April 7, 2019, following local elections. Matsui was elected as new mayor and Yoshimura as governor as they swapped posts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka gubernatorial, mayoral races

Ichiro Matsui (L), the head of political group Osaka Ishin no Kai and former Osaka governor, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on April 7, 2019, alongside former Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura of the group after local elections. Matsui won as new mayor and Yoshimura won as governor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka gubernatorial, mayoral races

Ichiro Matsui (L), the head of political group Osaka Ishin no Kai and former Osaka governor, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on April 7, 2019, alongside former Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura of the group after local elections. Matsui won as new mayor and Yoshimura won as governor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka gubernatorial, mayoral races

Ichiro Matsui (L), the head of political group Osaka Ishin no Kai and former Osaka governor, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on April 7, 2019, alongside former Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura of the group after local elections. Matsui won as new mayor and Yoshimura won as governor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Official campaigning kicks off for Tokyo assembly race

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui, leader of the opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai, on June 23, 2017, gives a speech in front of Tokyo's JR Kamata station endorsing a candidate running for the party in the metropolitan assembly election, as official campaigning starts for the July 2 election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan opposition adviser seeks U.S. pressure on security perception

Toru Hashimoto, an adviser to the Japanese opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai, gives a speech in Washington on March 27, 2017. Hashimoto asked the United States to apply "strong pressure" on Japan to change ordinary people's perception about security and the bilateral alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan opposition adviser seeks U.S. pressure on security perception

Toru Hashimoto (L), an adviser to the Japanese opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai, attends a question-and-answer session after giving a speech in Washington on March 27, 2017. Hashimoto asked the United States to apply "strong pressure" on Japan to change ordinary people's perception about security and the bilateral alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo