FOCUS: LDP-JIP bloc may try to court individual lawmakers to gain Diet majority

Japan's newly launched ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party, still short of a parliamentary majority, may try to draw independents and lawmakers from other groups into its camp in the coming weeks.A bumpy road lies ahead for the alliance led by Sanae Takaichi, who became Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, as it remains a minority in both houses of parliament and cannot pass budgets or bills without support from opposition forces.To address the situation, further expanding the coalition could be an option for the LDP and the JIP, also k…READ FULL ARTICLE