Japan’s Ishin Party Leaders to Finalize Coalition Talks With LDP

Japan’s Ishin opposition party held an executive meeting on Sunday as it mulled the possibility of joining forces with the ruling party, a decision that could determine the country’s next prime minister.

The reformist, right-leaning party is working out the details of a potential agreement with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for a possible policy alliance by Monday, Ishin’s co-leader Fumitake Fujita told reporters after the meeting, without elaborating. Fujita said the final decision will be made by him and co-leader Hirofumi Yoshimura.