TOKYO -- Japanese politics went through a major realignment this month, with the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito breaking up their 26-year partnership on Oct. 10 and the LDP then forming a coalition agreement with the libertarian Japan Innovation 10 days later.
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Sanae Takaichi emphasizes aggressive fiscal expansion funded by deficit bonds and further monetary easing with government involvement, which puts her at odds with the LDP's new coalition partner. (Nikkei montage/source photos by Ken Suzuki and Uichiro Kasai)
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