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Diet to Elect PM on Feb 18, with Takaichi Certain to Win
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Takaichi’s landslide win and the end of Japan’s strategic ambiguity - Twentytwo13
Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent landslide win means that hedging through silence is no longer viable. Japan has chosen to confront threats openly, seeking stability through clarity, writes foreign affairs analyst, Collins Chong Yew Keat.
The general election, which Prime Minister (LDP President) Sanae Takaichi described as a "confidence vote" for the government, was held on February 8, 2026, and the LDP won 316 seats on its own, more than two-thirds of the seats. It was a historic landslide victory. The Constitutional Democratic Party and the Komeito Party were formed with the aim of bringing about a change in government...
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