US EditionJapan Election: What to Look for in Sunday Vote
Takaichi seeks a parliamentary majority to advance fiscal reforms amid market volatility that has pushed yen down and Japanese government bond yields up, polls suggest LDP may win 300 seats.
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Investors bet on decisive election win by Japan’s Takaichi
Japan’s prime minister is on track for a decisive win in a Sunday snap election, setting her up to deliver expansive fiscal policies and a more assertive stance toward China. Sanae Takaichi took office just three months ago, but wants to cement power in the country’s legislature to build a more “outspoken and powerful Japan,” Bloomberg wrote. Stocks have risen the past week on bets that Takaichi will hold office for a long time and push sharehol…
Prime Minister Takaichi to Make Final Appeal in Tokyo, Considering Futako Tamagawa Park (Kyodo News)
It has been learned that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is considering having Prime Minister (party president) Sanae Takaichi make her final appeal for the House of Representatives election on the 7th at Futako Tamagawa Park in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. The party's candidate for Tokyo's 5th district revealed this at a speech event on the 5th.
The 51st House of Representatives election, which was announced on January 27th following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's early dissolution of the Diet, is now just three days away from the February 8th vote. Early and mid-term polls by major newspapers are predicting a "landslide victory for the Liberal Democratic Party." So, what's attracting attention?
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