Overview
- LDP alone secured 316 of 465 seats, with allies reaching 352, restoring two‑thirds control in the Lower House and setting a postwar single‑party record.
- Sanae Takaichi said she will submit a constitutional amendment bill and work to enable a national referendum at the earliest opportunity.
- The result lowers parliamentary hurdles to revising Article 9, lets the ruling camp resubmit measures rejected by the Upper House, and prioritizes defense strengthening.
- Markets jumped after the vote, with the Nikkei 225 up as much as 5.7%, 10‑year yields near 2.275%, and the yen volatile before stabilizing.
- U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Takaichi, she thanked him and signaled a spring White House visit, while tensions with China persist over her Taiwan comments.