Japan election updates: Takaichi’s coalition poised to secure huge majority

The prime minister’s ruling bloc is projected to win at least 300 of the 465 seats in parliament’s lower house, exit polls show.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks to the media in front of a board displaying the names of LDP candidates at the LDP headquarters on general election day in Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool
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Japan election: PM Takaichi’s conservative vision at stake in snap vote

By Urooba Jamal, Umut Uras and Edna Mohamed
Published On 8 Feb 2026

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