#sokagakkai — Public Fediverse posts

Sanae Takaichi’s election win gives her the political capital to tackle Japan’s voting issues, including religious and union influence, foreign interference and proportional representation flaws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/18/world/tackling-japans-political-taboos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #japan #sokagakkai #komeito #ldp #rengo #cdp #china #ccp #diet #cra #jip #dpp #chinajapanrelations

Sanae Takaichi’s election win gives her the political capital to tackle Japan’s voting issues, including religious and union influence, foreign interference and proportional representation flaws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/18/world/tackling-japans-political-taboos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #japan #sokagakkai #komeito #ldp #rengo #cdp #china #ccp #diet #cra #jip #dpp #chinajapanrelations

Sanae Takaichi’s election win gives her the political capital to tackle Japan’s voting issues, including religious and union influence, foreign interference and proportional representation flaws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/18/world/tackling-japans-political-taboos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #japan #sokagakkai #komeito #ldp #rengo #cdp #china #ccp #diet #cra #jip #dpp #chinajapanrelations

Sanae Takaichi’s election win gives her the political capital to tackle Japan’s voting issues, including religious and union influence, foreign interference and proportional representation flaws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/18/world/tackling-japans-political-taboos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #japan #sokagakkai #komeito #ldp #rengo #cdp #china #ccp #diet #cra #jip #dpp #chinajapanrelations

From Nagatacho’s corridors to rural paddies and local gyms, elections reveal how quickly fortunes shift. Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be — and how national power begins far from Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/first-person-elections-recollection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #komeito #cdp #sokagakkai #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #yamagata #amagasaki #wakayama

From Nagatacho’s corridors to rural paddies and local gyms, elections reveal how quickly fortunes shift. Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be — and how national power begins far from Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/first-person-elections-recollection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #komeito #cdp #sokagakkai #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #yamagata #amagasaki #wakayama

From Nagatacho’s corridors to rural paddies and local gyms, elections reveal how quickly fortunes shift. Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be — and how national power begins far from Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/first-person-elections-recollection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #komeito #cdp #sokagakkai #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #yamagata #amagasaki #wakayama

From Nagatacho’s corridors to rural paddies and local gyms, elections reveal how quickly fortunes shift. Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be — and how national power begins far from Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/first-person-elections-recollection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #komeito #cdp #sokagakkai #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #yamagata #amagasaki #wakayama

Japan’s Feb. 8 snap election will test whether Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the LDP can rebuild a Lower House majority by reclaiming conservative and independent voters as it faces a fragmented opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/03/japan/conservative-voters-returning-to-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cdpj #komeito #cra #jip #dpp #sanseito #sokagakkai #rengo #shinzoabe

Japan’s Feb. 8 snap election will test whether Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the LDP can rebuild a Lower House majority by reclaiming conservative and independent voters as it faces a fragmented opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/03/japan/conservative-voters-returning-to-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cdpj #komeito #cra #jip #dpp #sanseito #sokagakkai #rengo #shinzoabe

Japan’s Feb. 8 snap election will test whether Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the LDP can rebuild a Lower House majority by reclaiming conservative and independent voters as it faces a fragmented opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/03/japan/conservative-voters-returning-to-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cdpj #komeito #cra #jip #dpp #sanseito #sokagakkai #rengo #shinzoabe

Japan’s Feb. 8 snap election will test whether Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the LDP can rebuild a Lower House majority by reclaiming conservative and independent voters as it faces a fragmented opposition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/03/japan/conservative-voters-returning-to-ldp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cdpj #komeito #cra #jip #dpp #sanseito #sokagakkai #rengo #shinzoabe

For the fourth time, two candidates in Tokyo with the surname Suzuki will be fighting for a seat in parliament, this time in the Feb. 8 Lower House election. But a party change could give a needed edge to one of them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/japan/politics/reportage-tokyo-10th-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #komeito #cdp #sanseito #dpp #jcp #tokyo #sokagakkai #2026lowerhouseelection

The political parties joining forces to form the the Centrist Reform Alliance are neither centrist nor true reformers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/27/japan/japans-new-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #centristreformalliance #cra #komeito #cdp #ldp #sanaetakaichi #tetsuosaito #dpj #yurikokoike #partyofhope #jip #sanseito #rengo #sokagakkai #dpp

The political parties joining forces to form the the Centrist Reform Alliance are neither centrist nor true reformers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/27/japan/japans-new-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #centristreformalliance #cra #komeito #cdp #ldp #sanaetakaichi #tetsuosaito #dpj #yurikokoike #partyofhope #jip #sanseito #rengo #sokagakkai #dpp

The political parties joining forces to form the the Centrist Reform Alliance are neither centrist nor true reformers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/27/japan/japans-new-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #centristreformalliance #cra #komeito #cdp #ldp #sanaetakaichi #tetsuosaito #dpj #yurikokoike #partyofhope #jip #sanseito #rengo #sokagakkai #dpp

The political parties joining forces to form the the Centrist Reform Alliance are neither centrist nor true reformers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/27/japan/japans-new-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #centristreformalliance #cra #komeito #cdp #ldp #sanaetakaichi #tetsuosaito #dpj #yurikokoike #partyofhope #jip #sanseito #rengo #sokagakkai #dpp

Japan's opposition politics remain fragmented as Komeito and the CDP merge to form a new party, despite policy divides and a history of electoral struggles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/18/japan/japans-rare-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeitolowerhouse #komeito #cdp #centristreformalliance #cra #tetsuosaito #yoshihikonoda #sokagakkai #ccp #aeon #china #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #jip

Japan's opposition politics remain fragmented as Komeito and the CDP merge to form a new party, despite policy divides and a history of electoral struggles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/18/japan/japans-rare-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeitolowerhouse #komeito #cdp #centristreformalliance #cra #tetsuosaito #yoshihikonoda #sokagakkai #ccp #aeon #china #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #jip

Japan's opposition politics remain fragmented as Komeito and the CDP merge to form a new party, despite policy divides and a history of electoral struggles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/18/japan/japans-rare-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeitolowerhouse #komeito #cdp #centristreformalliance #cra #tetsuosaito #yoshihikonoda #sokagakkai #ccp #aeon #china #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #jip

Japan's opposition politics remain fragmented as Komeito and the CDP merge to form a new party, despite policy divides and a history of electoral struggles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/18/japan/japans-rare-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeitolowerhouse #komeito #cdp #centristreformalliance #cra #tetsuosaito #yoshihikonoda #sokagakkai #ccp #aeon #china #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #jip

The formation of a new party by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito has the Liberal Democratic Party concerned, particularly over the fortunes of lawmakers who used to benefit from Komeito support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/politics/ldp-reaction-cra/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #suzukishunichi #itsunorionodera #komeito #cdp #sokagakkai

As negotiations intensify over who will lead Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and major opposition forces must consider the policy preferences of their core supporters before striking any deals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/politics/support-groups/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #dpp #komeito #unions #rengo #sokagakkai

In an unusual move, ruling coalition junior partner Komeito has only said it will continue talking with the Liberal Democratic Party about remaining in the coalition following Sanae Takaichi becoming LDP president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/politics/soka-gakkai-takaichi-komeito/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sokagakkai #sanaetakaichi #tetsuosaito #makotonishida #shinzoabe #natsuoyamaguchi

Komeito, which celebrated 60 years since its foundation on Sunday, is struggling to restore its self-set image as a clean, pacifist party after being tainted by its quarter-century alliance with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/19/japan/politics/japan-komeito-60-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #komeito #sokagakkai #ldp #tetsuosaito #shigeruishiba

“Ikeda organized disadvantaged sections of society and extended the influence of #SokaGakkai,” said critic Makoto Sataka, author of the book “Jiminto to Soka Gakkai” (The LDP and Soka Gakkai). “However, as he moved closer to power as head of the organization, #pacifism and other ideals that defined Soka Gakkai seemed to have become secondary.” #Japan

https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15061221

Daisaku Ikeda's life
Spread Buddhist thought around the world
Peace in his passing

#daisakuikeda #buddhism #sokagakkai #japna #haiku #poetry

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-daisaku-ikeda-longtime-leader-lay-buddhist-soka-gakkai-dies-95-media-2023-11-18/

SG was one of my first glimpses of Buddhism. Back in 1989 or so I bought a used hotel nightstand from a warehouse in Honolulu. In the old hotel nightstand’s drawer was a book called “Teachings of the Buddha” rather than a bible. My first Buddhist book, and I still have it today.

“#DaisakuIkeda, the longtime leader of the lay #Buddhist organization #SokaGakkai, one of the largest religious groups in #Japan, has died. He was 95.

https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/15060696

Daisaku Ikeda, the former president of the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist group who also founded the Komeito political party, has died at the age of 95. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/18/japan/society/daisaku-ikeda-soka-gakkai-founder-dies/?utm_content=buffer588c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #komeito #obituary #sokagakkai #daisakuikeda #buddhism #religion

Komeito faces tough questions about its future with the LDP after April’s elections highlighted struggles to compete with a rising Nippon Ishin no Kai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/11/national/politics-diplomacy/komeito-elections-nippon-ishin-rises/?utm_content=buffercbf56&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #nipponishinnokai #fumiokishida #ldp #toshimitsumotegi #komeito #natsuoyamaguchi #sokagakkai