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Komeito’s new leader faces immediate test with autumn session and upcoming votes

Komeito’s new leader faces immediate test with autumn session and upcoming votes

japantimes.co.jp 01.10.2026 09:31 9 views
Mitsunari Okamoto, a former deputy finance minister with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, is set to formally accept his post on Saturday.

When newly elected Komeito leader Mitsunari Okamoto formally accepts his post at the party’s convention on Saturday, he’ll immediately face the task of leading the 49-lawmaker opposition force through the autumn session of parliament that begins Monday. Okamoto, 61, is a former deputy finance minister with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. He was appointed Komeito’s new leader at the party’s executive meeting on Wednesday.

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