US EditionJapan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a rare winter snap lower‑house election to seek a stronger parliamentary mandate as post-vote counts began nationwide.
- Faced with LDP scandals and inflation, Takaichi ran on economic relief including a $135‑billion stimulus, riding surging popularity among younger voters to seek a fresh mandate.
- Pollsters say the coalition could win over 300 seats, raising the stakes for legislation as Japan's public debt exceeds twice the economy and bond yields hit record highs in recent weeks.
- A 310-seat victory would allow the coalition of LDP and Japan Innovation Party to override the opposition-controlled upper chamber and expand military spending, provoking Beijing's export bans and joint drills.
- Recent rankings and appointments have renewed criticism about gender representation under Takaichi, who appointed just two women to her 19-strong cabinet, despite promising gender‑balance improvements.
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Japan PM secures landslide victory in snap early election
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has secured a two-thirds supermajority for her governing party in the country's snap parliamentary election yesterday, a landslide victory that many pundits have attributed to her own personal popularity.Takaichi, in a televised interview with public television network NHK following her sweeping victory, said she is now ready to pursue policies to make Japan strong and prosperous.NHK, citing results of vot…
Sanae Takaichi’s historic victory plays to Trump’s advantage
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, looks to have secured a clear mandate in Sunday’s snap general election. According to the exit polls, along with her coalition partner, the JIP (The Japan Innovation Party), her Liberal Democratic Party will easily have two-thirds of seats necessary to override opposition in the Upper House where her party lacks a majority. It is looking like a huge and historic victory for Japan’s “Iron Lady”…
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