Takaichi’s bid as Japan’s 1st female PM in doubt as ruling coalition splits | News

LDP leader calls coalition collapse ‘extremely regrettable’ as party faces 37-seat shortfall of a parliamentary majority.

Japan’s Komeito party has announced it will withdraw from its coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as newly elected leader Sanae Takaichi awaits a parliamentary vote to confirm her as Japan’s first prime minister, which is now in peril.

Tetsuo Saito, Komeito party leader,…