US EditionJapanese Prime Minister Takaichi looks to translate her election gains into a new conservative shift
With a two-thirds supermajority, Takaichi aims to reform Japan’s security, immigration, and economic policies to address growing regional tensions and domestic challenges.
- On Monday, Sanae Takaichi began translating a two-thirds supermajority won the day before into conservative legislation shifting Japan's policies, she said.
- She called Sunday's early election after three months in office, and the Liberal Democratic Party won 316 of the 465 lower-house seats, with the ruling coalition reaching 352.
- Her program includes security and defense policy revisions by December to lift the weapons export ban, tougher immigration measures, and economic security and industry support.
- Reappointing her Cabinet, Takaichi will press a delayed budget and hold votes next week to be reelected as prime minister, as the lower house reconvenes in mid-February.
- Far-Right gains and a splintered opposition let Takaichi push policies amid China tensions and US ties; civil-rights experts warn these moves risk reshaping defense and rights.
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Andrew Chang explains Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide victory in a snap election — and what this means for the country's military amid rising tensions with China. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images
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Record of the Tokyo Stock Exchange after the super victory of the conservative leader. Now off to cutting taxes, but without madness.The super electoral victory of Sanae Takaichi marks a profound turning point for Japan, especially on the economic ground. With the conquest of the majority of two thirds in the Lower House, the Democratic Liberal Party gets for the first time in its history a super majority that gives the premier an unprecedented …
Why Sanae Takaichi’s supermajority in Japan is good news for India
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who secured a landslide victory in snap elections, has singled out India as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific. Experts say both countries are trying to diversify supply chains with an eye on China and could increase co-operation in maritime security, joint military exercises, and technology
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