US EditionJapan's Takaichi Wins Landslide in Snap Election, Exit Polls Show
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's coalition could secure up to 328 of 465 seats, enabling major shifts in defense, immigration, and economic policies, NHK reported.
- On February 8, 2026, NHK projected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Innovation Party coalition could secure as many as 366 of 465 seats in the lower house of parliament, with the LDP alone winning up to 328 seats.
- Takaichi called the vote after three months in office to seek a mandate for tax cuts, defence spending, and immigration measures.
- Record snowfall in parts of Japan snarled traffic and forced some polling stations to close early, but voters who trudged through snow in Uonuma still cast ballots during Sunday voting.
- Markets reacted to the coalition securing 310 seats, which could override the upper chamber; Keidanren welcomed the stability while Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi urged rapid defence policy moves.
- Analysts warned that China responded with countermeasures by summoning Tokyo's ambassador and urging citizens not to travel, while Donald Trump, U.S. President, endorsed Takaichi and announced her March 19 White House visit amid strong US-Japan trade and security ties.
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Japanese PM's ruling party secures expected supermajority in lower house vote
The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported citing preliminary results, earning a landslide victory thanks to her popularity.
Japanese prime minister's landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda
Takaichi aims to boost Japan’s economy and military capabilities as tensions grow with China and she tries to nurture ties with the United States.
Japan's Takaichi Wins Election By Landslide. What You Need To Know
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition won a landslide victory in a general election on Sunday, a result that could significantly alter the country’s relationship with China and lead to deep economic reforms. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Takaichi’s decision to hold a snap election just months after her historic rise to power paid off as her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was projected to win as many as 328 of the 465 seats in th…
Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi forges stunning election win
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition swept to a historic election win on Sunday, paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China. The conservative Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader who says she is inspired by Britain’s “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, was projected to deliver as many as 328 of the 465 seats in parliament’s lower house for her Liberal Democra…
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