Japan's Takaichi eyes expanding coalition, reports say

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, addresses a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on October 4, 2025. [AFP]

Japan's incoming new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has approached an opposition party with a view to expanding the governing coalition to give it a working majority in parliament, reports said Tuesday.