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Takaichi Heads Into Sunday Snap Vote With Polls Forecasting Big LDP–Innovation Gains

Fresh surveys point to a commanding LDP–Innovation edge driven by Takaichi’s strong resonance with younger voters.

Trump Endorses Japan’s Takaichi Days Before Vote as Polls Point to Big Coalition Win

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

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

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

Nara Court Sentences Shinzo Abe’s Assassin to Life in Prison

Takaichi Calls Feb. 8 Snap Election, Will Dissolve Japan's Lower House on Friday

Takaichi Signals Imminent Lower House Dissolution Ahead of February Election

Tetsuya Yamagami Pleads Guilty as Abe Assassination Trial Opens in Nara

Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister as LDP–Ishin Alliance Takes Power

Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister in Parliamentary Vote

Takaichi Installs Aso Allies, Opens Coalition Talks as Markets Reprice Japan

Takaichi Wins LDP Leadership as Coalition Strains, Poised to Be Japan’s First Woman PM

Sanae Takaichi Wins LDP Leadership, Poised to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

Koizumi Apologizes Over Scripted Online Posts in LDP Leadership Race

Ishiba Resists Calls to Quit; LDP Factions Seek Leadership Vote

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

Japan’s Ruling Coalition Poised to Lose Upper House Majority as Far-Right Gains