Komeito leader Saito speaks about expanding coalition framework; feeling overshadowed by opposition parties, anxious

On the 24th, Komeito leader Saito Tetsuo, during a visit to Beijing, China, mentioned the need to explore the expansion of the coalition government framework. His remarks, which seemed to hint at the "limits" of the Ishiba Shigeru administration, which has fallen into a minority government, sent ripples through the ruling and opposition parties. Behind this lies the anguish and frustration of Komeito, which has been somewhat overshadowed by the …