Komeito

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Komeito is a Japanese political party known for its centrist, pacifist, and Buddhist-influenced platform and its long-standing role as a junior partner in national coalition governments.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Komeito (1964–1998) 1
Kōmeitō 1
New Komeito 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese political party
political party
advocatesFor disaster relief and reconstruction policies
education subsidies
pacifist foreign policy
protection of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution
social security expansion
tax relief for low- and middle-income households
welfare state policies
coalitionPartnerOf Liberal Democratic Party
surface form: Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
country Japan
dateFounded 1998
electoralBase Soka Gakkai members
urban lower-middle-class voters
EnglishName Komeito self-link
foundedBy Soka Gakkai
hasChairperson Natsuo Yamaguchi
hasColor blue
yellow
hasPredecessor Clean Government Party
Komeito self-linksurface differs
surface form: Komeito (1964–1998)
hasWomenWing Komeito Women’s Division
hasYouthWing Komeito Youth Division
headquartersCountry Japan
headquartersLocation Tokyo
ideology Buddhist democracy
centrism
pacifism
social conservatism
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
notableCharacteristic Buddhist-influenced political platform
long-standing junior partner in Japanese national coalition governments
opposes unrestricted expansion of Japan Self-Defense Forces activities
participatedIn Abe cabinet coalitions
Kishida cabinet coalitions
Koizumi cabinet coalitions
participatesIn national coalition governments of Japan
politicalPosition centre
centre-right
religiousInfluence Soka Gakkai
representedIn House of Councillors
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan

House of Representatives of Japan
local assemblies in Japan
shortName Komeito self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kōmeitō

Komeito self-linksurface differs
surface form: 公明党
supports human rights protection
incremental security policy changes within constitutional limits
nuclear disarmament
social harmony

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Komeito EnglishName Komeito self-link
Natsuo Yamaguchi affiliation Komeito
this entity surface form: New Komeito
Komeito hasPredecessor Komeito self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Komeito (1964–1998)
Komeito shortName Komeito self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 公明党
Komeito shortName Komeito self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kōmeitō