Japan’s LDP and Nippon Ishin parties formalise coalition agreement

This paves the way for Takaichi to be elected as the first ever female prime minister of Japan in the vote tomorrow. After all the drama with Komeito leaving and what not, we’re finally seeing the dust settle. Sure, the LDP party is now much weakened and this coalition government isn’t as strong a faction as the one before. But for now, it’s enough to keep the vultures from circling and allows for things to move forward – at least for the time being.

This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.