Takaichi wins supermajority in Japan
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide in Japan’s snap lower-house election, securing a two‑thirds supermajority that gives her broad power to push an expansive fiscal and security agenda.
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
Japan’s Leader Wins in a Landslide, Clearing Way for Hard-Line Agenda
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February 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
by Gerry Hassan
Japan's Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide election. She presents herself as a new broom & a break from past leaders with her love of heavy metal & motorbikes. But she is an ultra-conservative & leader of the Liberal Democratic Party who have dominated post-war Japanese politics.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Japan's Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide election. She presents herself as a new broom & a break from past leaders with her love of heavy metal & motorbikes. But she is an ultra-conservative & leader of the Liberal Democratic Party who have dominated post-war Japanese politics.
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My 2026 Japanese general election thread starts here. We're now less than a half hour to polls closing.
February 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
My 2026 Japanese general election thread starts here. We're now less than a half hour to polls closing.
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Japan election: Sanae Takaichi’s ruling conservatives on course for landslide victory
Japan election: Sanae Takaichi’s ruling conservatives on course for landslide victory
Exit polls point to public endorsement of new prime minister Sanae Takaichi
Japan’s conservative governing party is on course to strengthen dramatically its grip on power after exit polls predicted a landslide victory in Sunday’s lower house elections.
The LDP was projected to win between 274 and 328 seats out of a total of 465, according to an exit poll by the public broadcaster NHK, well above the 233 it needed to regain the majority it lost in 2024. Combined with seats secured by its junior coalition partner, the Japan Innovation party, the parties could win between 302 and 366 seats, NHK added. Continue reading...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Japan election: Sanae Takaichi’s ruling conservatives on course for landslide victory
Takaichi staked her premiership on a bet that the country would embrace her bluntly-spoken conservatism, promises of a new era of prosperity and expansive spending pledges. The opposition bloc offered an alternative to voters nervous about Takaichi’s right-wing politics. www.ft.com/content/0456...
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Takaichi staked her premiership on a bet that the country would embrace her bluntly-spoken conservatism, promises of a new era of prosperity and expansive spending pledges. The opposition bloc offered an alternative to voters nervous about Takaichi’s right-wing politics. www.ft.com/content/0456...