With Komeito out of the ruling coalition, the parliamentary vote for prime minister has been thrown into confusion, as the Liberal Democratic Party and major opposition forces struggle to secure the needed votes for their candidates in a contest that looks increasingly likely to be decided in a runoff. With the LDP no longer able to rely on Komeito’s support, newly elected LDP President Sanae Takaichi faces a higher hurdle in finding the needed votes from at least one major opposition party and