Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's wager on a snap election paid off spectacularly Sunday, with her Liberal Democratic Party securing an unprecedented single-handed two-thirds majority in the 465-seat lower house - a feat the party has never previously achieved, according to public broadcaster NHK. The conservative leader, 64, who took office as Japan's first female [...]
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Japan's Takaichi Scores Historic Landslide in Snap Election Gamble
February 8, 2026
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