Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s party secures landslide victory in lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured a landslide victory in the lower house of the country’s Parliament on Sunday in the snap elections called last month. Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday as her party headed … Read more

Japan election live updates: Voting begins in Japan’s general election, a high-stakes test for PM Sanae Takaichi

Updated on: Feb 08, 2026 9:04:53 AM IST Japan election LIVE update: Japan heads to polls as election turns into verdict on PM Sanae Takaichi Japan election live updates: Voting began on Sunday in Japan’s Lower House election, widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s leadership, as voters choose between her Liberal … Read more