YES

We show the termination of the TRS R:

  f(x,a()) -> x
  f(x,g(y)) -> f(g(x),y)

-- SCC decomposition.

Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of

p1: f#(x,g(y)) -> f#(g(x),y)

and R consists of:

r1: f(x,a()) -> x
r2: f(x,g(y)) -> f(g(x),y)

The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs:

  {p1}


-- Reduction pair.

Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of

p1: f#(x,g(y)) -> f#(g(x),y)

and R consists of:

r1: f(x,a()) -> x
r2: f(x,g(y)) -> f(g(x),y)

The set of usable rules consists of

  (no rules)

Take the reduction pair:

  lexicographic combination of reduction pairs:
  
    1. matrix interpretations:
    
      carrier: N^2
      order: standard order
      interpretations:
        f#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(1,0)) x1 + ((1,1),(1,1)) x2
        g_A(x1) = ((1,0),(1,1)) x1 + (1,1)
    
    2. matrix interpretations:
    
      carrier: N^2
      order: standard order
      interpretations:
        f#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(1,1)) x1 + ((1,1),(1,1)) x2
        g_A(x1) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + (1,0)
    
    3. matrix interpretations:
    
      carrier: N^2
      order: standard order
      interpretations:
        f#_A(x1,x2) = ((0,1),(1,1)) x1 + ((0,1),(1,1)) x2
        g_A(x1) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + (1,1)
    

The next rules are strictly ordered:

  p1

We remove them from the problem.  Then no dependency pair remains.