US EditionJapan’s Populist Moment Has Arrived
4 Articles
4 Articles
A Landslide for Takaichi’s LDP: House of Representatives Election Results
Japan’s previous lower-house election, held in 2024, saw the LDP punished for money scandals. On February 8, 2026, it came roaring back to take more than two-thirds of seats in a lower house election giving Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae a free hand in policymaking moving forward.
At a press conference on the 9th, Rengo Chairperson Yoshino Tomoko said of the House of Representatives election, in which the LDP won a landslide victory, "the results were extremely harsh." The centrist Reform Alliance, which the Rengo supported, suffered a major defeat, and the Democratic Party for the People also increased its strength by one seat to 28 seats. Rengo has long been encouraging both parties to field candidates to avoid dispersi…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
