Editing Komeito (section)

=== Foreign policy ===
With regard to foreign policy, the Komeito wishes to eliminate [[nuclear arms]] and Japanese involvement in [[War|armed conflict]] in general. Komeito supports maintaining the [[U.S.-Japan Alliance|Japan's military alliance with the United States]].<ref name=":1" />

The party promotes closer relations between [[China–Japan relations|China and Japan]]. According to a ''[[Foreign Policy]]'' article in 2021, "Of all parties in the Diet, Komeito enjoys the strongest and most stable relationship with China."<ref name=":0" /> Komeito's then leader [[Yoshikatsu Takeiri]]'s held negotiations Chinese Premier [[Zhou Enlai]] in the 1970s played a critical role in the eventual normalization of relations between the People's Republic of China and Japan in 1972.<ref name=":0" /> The party has advocated for friendlier policies towards China, and has maintained communications with the country even during moments when the relationships between the two countries have been strained.<ref name=":0" />

The party reportedly advocates for improved ties with China and South Korea in light of [[Japanese war crimes|Japan's historical war crimes]] in both territories. In 2013, the party's chief representative Natsuo Yamaguchi praised Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision not to visit [[Yasukuni Shrine]], where Japanese war criminals are enshrined.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yamaguchi: PM Abe true to previous administrations on war, 'comfort women' {{!}} Komei News (October 19 , 2013) |url=https://www.komei.or.jp/en/news/detail/20131019_12477 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Komeito |language=en}}</ref> On the [[comfort women]] issue, in 2016 the party reportedly advocated for removing [[Yoshitaka Sakurada]] from a leadership position after Sakurada denied that the women were forced to work.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-01-15 |title=Politicians react to LDP legislator's remark that 'comfort women' were prostitutes |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160115/p2a/00m/0na/009000c |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=Mainichi Daily News |language=en}}</ref>