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Takaichi’s Coalition Secures Two-Thirds Supermajority in Japan’s Lower House

Investors cheered the outcome, sending the Nikkei up about five percent.

Japan’s LDP Wins Record Lower-House Majority in Snap Vote, Securing Two-Thirds Control

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Exit Polls Project Takaichi’s LDP to Win Commanding Majority in Japan’s Snap Election

Japan Votes in Snap Election as Takaichi Seeks Commanding Mandate

Kyodo Poll Puts Japan’s LDP on Course for Lower House Majority in Feb. 8 Vote

Asahi Poll Points to Takaichi’s LDP Landslide in Feb. 8 Snap Election

Polls Put Takaichi’s LDP-Led Bloc on Track for Lower House Majority

Japan’s Snap Election Campaign Begins as Takaichi Puts Job on the Line

Japan's Takaichi Dissolves Lower House, Calls Feb. 8 Snap Election

Japan’s December Exports Rise Again as Trade Surplus Shrinks on Import Rebound

Japan’s Takaichi Calls Feb. 8 Snap Election to Seek Mandate for Spending, Food Tax Holiday and Defense Push

LDP–Japan Innovation Party Deal Sets Up Takaichi’s Election as Prime Minister

Ueda Signals Data-Dependent Path as Tariff Risks Cloud BOJ Outlook

Right-Wing Populist Sanseito Strips Ruling Coalition of Upper House Majority

Japan’s Ruling Party Loses Upper House Majority as Far-Right Sanseito Surges

Japan’s LDP-Komeito Coalition Loses Majority in Both Houses

Japan’s Ruling Coalition Falls Short of Upper House Majority

Japan’s 30-Year JGB Yields Hold Near 3% as Election Spurs Deficit Risks

LDP-Komeito Falls Below Majority as Sanseitō Surge Reshapes Upper House

Japan’s Ruling Coalition Loses Upper House Majority for First Time Since WWII