
Takaichi Wins Landslide, Sets Bold, Hard-Line Japan Agenda
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led the Liberal Democratic Party to a landslide snap-election victory, securing a rare supermajority in the House of Representatives and paving the way for a hard-line agenda on defense, immigration, and relations with the United States and China. Turnout was about 56%, and the win gives her room to pursue aggressive spending and potential constitutional changes, though external pressures from markets and Beijing loom.












