June 20, 2025

Japanese Communist Party Executive Committee Chair Tamura Tomoko and Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan President Noda Yoshihiko held talks on June 19 in the Diet building, and agreed that the two parties will work together and join forces in the House of Councilors election next month.

At the talks, JCP Secretariat Head Koike Akira and his CDPJ counterpart Ogawa Junya were present.

Noda said that the CDPJ hopes to “collaborate and join forces” with the JCP in the upcoming election in order to reduce ruling parties to a minority in the Upper House. In response, Tamura said, “Our party in next month’s election will appeal to voters to deliver a severe verdict on the Liberal Democratic and Komei coalition as well as on its supplementary forces. At the same time, we will work together with other parties based on a common ground of turning the ruling bloc into a minority force in the Upper House election.”

Regarding policies for electoral collaboration, Noda said that the CDPJ takes the Civil Alliance’s policy request seriously, adding, “This provides the fundamentals for electoral collaboration”. Tamura said that among the Civil Alliance’s policy items, the following are particularly important: not allow a huge military buildup that sacrifices people’s livelihoods; lower the consumption tax rate and abolish the consumption-tax-invoice system; and impose a total ban on corporate and organizational donations to political parties. The CDPJ head replied, “I think these are very important.”

When the national security-related legislation came up in the conversation, Noda said that the CDPJ firmly seeks to do away with the provisions that violate the Constitution. Tamura in response said, “A very important policy agreement was just made.”

Tamura pointed out that as a result of the general election last year, the ruling bloc lost its majority in the House of Representatives, and added that under this situation, the government attempt to increase patients’ share in high-cost medical expenses was foiled and Diet discussions began regarding a ban on corporate and organizational donations and a selective dual-surname system. She said that to relegate the ruling coalition into a minority position in the Upper House will help meet public demands and make a big impact on politics.

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