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flag Japan’s first female PM, Sanae Takaichi, wins historic landslide in 2026 snap election, securing a supermajority for sweeping reforms.

flag Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female leader, won a historic landslide in the 2026 snap election, securing 316 of 465 seats in the lower house—the largest LDP victory since 1955. flag Her party, backed by the Japan Innovation Party, now holds a supermajority, enabling sweeping reforms on national security, immigration, and economic policy. flag Takaichi’s swift actions on inflation and energy costs boosted public support, which remains at 69%. flag She aims to strengthen ties with the U.S., particularly on rare-earth resources, while facing ongoing economic challenges and mixed public views on her party’s dominance.

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