#JapanElection Historic Landslide for PM Sanae Takaichi
On February 8, 2026, Japan held a snap general election for all 465 seats in the House of Representatives — a rare winter vote called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi just months after taking office. The move aimed to secure a strong public mandate to advance her political and economic agenda.
The result was decisive and historic. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured 316 seats, achieving a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house. With support from allied parties such as the Japan Innovation Party, the ruling bloc now cont