Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on Feb. 8. The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on Feb. 8, ...

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi calls snap election next month: ‘Staking my own future as PM’ - Takaichi promises a two-year halt to ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formally dissolved the House of Representatives on Friday, triggering a snap general ...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday (January 23) dissolved parliament only three months after becoming the PM. The snap elections in Japan are now scheduled to take place on ...

Prime minister, whose ruling coalition, led by Liberal Democratic Party, holds only a slim majority in powerful lower chamber ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has demonstrated a strong commitment to work since being elected head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party last month, drew attention by arriving at work at 3 ...

Japanese stocks extended their climb to record highs while the yen and government bonds slumped on speculation that Prime ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament today ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet’s high poll numbers ...

Less than a month after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the nation was set to achieve its first primary balance surplus in 28 years, the latest official estimates indicate that her recent ...

By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Japan's plan to return to a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades has been pushed back again, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presses ahead ...