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Japan’s Takaichi dissolves parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up snap election

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election.

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Why a snap election is a gamble for Japan’s prime minister

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Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election

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Japanese leader sets up snap election on February 8

Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for a snap election on February 8.

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Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap election, sparks criticism at home

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolves lower house of Parliament, paving the way for Feb. 8 snap election

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Japan's Takaichi set to call snap election after only 3 months in office

Her move to dissolve parliament will delay a vote on a budget aimed at boosting a struggling economy and addressing soaring prices.

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Can Japan’s Sanae Takaichi win over voters with Abenomics, tax cuts and military spending?

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Japan’s Takaichi moves toward snap election after only 3 months in office

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Why Japan’s New PM Is Calling a Snap Election

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls. Here’s why.

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Japan inflation cools to 2.1%, lowest since March 2022, but rice prices loom large ahead of election

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations

Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment, according to NHK public television.

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Japan's ruling party vulnerable as snap poll looms

Japan's snap election could upend long standing political alignments, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi strong personally but her party weakened by scandals, defections and voter frustration over the cost of living.

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Japan’s Takaichi runs the risk of provoking the bond vigilantes

With debt running at 200% of GDP, unfunded tax cuts could be a problem. Still, the PM is very popular, and Japan is a creditor nation with a currency that is seemingly fated to rebound.

Japan ex-PM Abe's alleged killer faces verdict

The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe faces a verdict Wednesday, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world.The slaying forced a reckoning in a country with little experience of gun violence,