Japan PM Ishiba says grand coalition with opposition an "option"
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says on a radio program aired December 1 that he believes creating a grand coalition with some of the opposition parties is a viable "option," with his coalition partner also saying it is a possibility.

But he also said, “We must be careful that if we don’t have a purpose, a single misstep could result in creating something like the Imperial Rule Assistance Association,” referring to an organization that aimed at removing sectionalism and factionalism from politics during World War II.