Japanese Communist Party reverses opposition election cooperation policy

TOKYO - The Japanese Communist Party said Monday it would abandon its policy of cooperating with other opposition parties in national elections, signaling a potential further weakening of political forces opposed to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Against the backdrop of a recent split in a major Japanese opposition party, JCP chief Tomoko Tamura said a "new party configuration" has emerged and vowed to prioritize expanding her party to counter Takaichi's conservative government.