Japan
Komeito
Buddhist humanism / centrism
Founded by the Soka Gakkai Buddhist movement. Advocates welfare expansion, pacifism and pragmatic centrism, and has governed in coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party for most of the period since 1999.
- Founded
- 1964
- Positions as of
- 2024 general election manifesto
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Nation and the world
Consistently the restraining partner on constitutional revision and defence expansion within the governing coalition.
Religion and the state
Draws its membership and philosophy from the Soka Gakkai lay Buddhist movement, while formally separating party from religious organisation.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Party Platform · Komeito
- Manifesto for the House of Representatives Election · Komeito · 2024
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