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At Six Months, Takaichi’s Momentum Faces Party Resistance and Energy Shocks

Internal resistance plus energy shocks now test her security push.

SDF Vocalist's LDP Convention Performance Prompts Neutrality Criticism

Japan Passes Record ¥122.3 Trillion FY2026 Budget After Delay

LDP Clash Over Retrial Bill After Justice Ministry Backs Prosecutors’ Appeal Right

Takeda Launches LDP Policy Group as Faction-Revival Worries Rise

LDP Split Over Japan Retrial Reform on Prosecutor Appeals

Poll Shows Broad Backing for Takaichi–Trump Summit in Japan

Takaichi’s Coalition Pushes Record ¥122.31 Trillion Budget Through Japan’s Lower House

Takaichi Vows Tougher China Stance, Speeds Budget Push as She Defends Tax Cut Plan

Japan’s Diet Confirms Sanae Takaichi for a Second Term After LDP Landslide

Takaichi Chosen as Japan’s 105th Prime Minister as Second Cabinet Is Formed

Trump Hails Takaichi’s Landslide, Cites Endorsement, Sets March 19 White House Meeting

After Landslide, Takaichi Moves to Fast-Track Budget as Diet Convenes Feb. 18

Takaichi’s LDP Secures Lower House Supermajority, Clearing Path for Constitutional Drive

The Economist Labels Japan’s Takaichi ‘Most Powerful Woman,’ Urges Broad Reform and Caution

After Landslide, Takaichi Moves to Lock In Conservative Agenda With Two-Thirds Lower-House Majority

Takaichi Consolidates Power With Lower-House Supermajority, Sets Course for Security and Tax Moves

Japan’s Takaichi Moves to Table Constitutional Amendment After Record LDP Supermajority

Takaichi’s LDP Clinches Projected Supermajority in Japan’s Lower House

Official Results: Takaichi’s LDP Wins Two-Thirds of Japan’s Lower House