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Takaichi's Cabinet Support Falls to 55.8% in Kyodo Poll

The poll raises pressure on the government to choose faster, deliverable tax relief rather than a harder-to-implement zero rate.

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

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

Japan Votes in Snap Election as Takaichi Seeks Commanding Mandate

Polls Put Takaichi on Track for Big Lower-House Win Ahead of Snap Election

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

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