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Japan snap election: PM Takaichi counts on her popularity to win Sunday’s poll

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Japan snap election: PM Takaichi counts on her popularity to win Sunday’s poll

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leveraging her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s (February 8, 2026) snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country’s economy and military capabilities in the face of growing tensions with China and an unpredictable Washington. The ultraconservative Ms. Takaichi, who took office as Japan’s…

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Japan’s parliament re-elects struggling leader Ishiba as Prime Minister

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Japan’s parliament re-elects struggling leader Ishiba as Prime Minister

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba casts his vote in the first round of a parliamentary vote to nominate a prime minister following the October 27 general election, during a special session of parliament in Tokyo on November 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Japan’s parliament re-elected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday (November 11, 2024)…

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