Japan
Nikkei soars after Takaichi win
Japan's Nikkei index hit a record high as investors cheered Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide election victory, which gave her the two‑thirds lower‑house majority and fuelled hopes for fiscal stimulus.
LDP wins supermajority, enables reforms
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party won a two‑thirds majority in Japan's lower house in the snap election, clearing the path for controversial constitutional and military reforms.
