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Japan, Leader Wins and landslide victory

Japan’s Leader Wins in a Landslide, Clearing Way for Hard-Line Agenda

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China.

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Japan’s firebrand leader on track for big election win, exit polls show

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Japan’s prime minister wins landslide victory in snap election

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Elections in Japan and Thailand

Japan's first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi is predicted to win in the snap elections, while in Thailand a party calling for liberal change is challenging for power again.

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Japan's unconventional election frontrunner that China can't stand

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Japan’s Takaichi Scores Landslide Win in Election Gamble

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Live Updates: Japan’s Leader Set for Big Win in Snap Election

Ms. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured an absolute majority in Japan’s 465-member House of Representatives, the lower house of Japan’s bicameral Parliament, according to results analyzed by N...

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Will Sunday's snap election gamble pay off for Japan's first female premier?

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Japanese people brave snow to vote in snap election

Sahara Reporters

Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi Wins Landslide Snap Election, Secures Lower House Supermajority

Official results released by Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, on Sunday evening as quoted by NBC News, showed that Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) surpassed the 310-seat threshold required for a supermajority in the 465-seat House of Representatives.

At Least 30 Dead After Weeks of Heavy Snowfall in Japan

Snowfall in parts of Japan has also left about 200 people injured. One city recorded 72 inches of snow, the highest in almost 40 years.

Time

What to Know About Japan and China’s Spat Over Taiwan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaich shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Japan-China summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 31, 2025. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae ...

Christian Science Monitor

‘The best reporting assignment of my year.’ A journalist finds joy in Japan.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to ...