The rapid reporting by Chinese state media on the agreement between Japan’s Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito to form a new party highlights the possibility of China’s political intervention in Japanese domestic politics. Drawing on a Jiji Press report, this article confirms the accuracy of the author’s January 16, 2026 commentary, examining abnormal party realignment on the eve of a general election, suspected Chinese Communist Party involvement, and the silence of Japan’s old media.

2026-01-16
The following Jiji Press report proves that the commentary I published on January 16 was also precisely on target.
【Beijing, Jiji】On the 15th, Chinese state-run media successively reported that the Constitutional Democratic Party and Komeito had agreed to form a new party.
The Xi Jinping administration has strongly opposed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks regarding a Taiwan contingency, and appears to be hoping that the consolidation of opposition parties will create a counterforce to the Takaichi administration.
China Central Television (online edition) reported that views have emerged in Japan that “the two parties will expand their support and oppose Ms. Takaichi’s camp in the House of Representatives election.”
Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a press conference on the same day, “This is Japan’s internal affair, and we will not comment.”
Jiji Press, January 15, 2026, 18:38
https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2026011501081&g=int

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In this general election, it is an evident fact that the Constitutional–Komeito party will receive the harshest rebuke from the Japanese people, be rejected, and meet its end — a result tantamount to expulsion as a political party of Japan.
The formation of a new party by these two parties is an utterly astonishing development.
I became firmly convinced that the mastermind behind it is the Chinese Communist Party.
I believe it is the result of directives issued by “China-sama” to political operators such as Saito of Komeito and Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party.
This is because they absolutely cannot defy such directives — they are political operators, not statesmen.
If they fail to act as instructed, threats will be made to expose matters involving honey traps and money traps.
With just this single sentence, those political operators will act exactly as instructed, even if it means displaying themselves before the nation in a manner so disgraceful and base that it leaves the public utterly appalled.