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

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

Will Takaichi Sanae’s election gamble pay off?

Ms Takaichi, a hawkish conservative, took office in October after winning an internal contest to lead the ruling Liberal ...

Japan's Takaichi plans to dissolve lower house to set up an early snap election

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon for a snap election to seek the ...

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi plans to dissolve Parliament and call early election to strengthen coalition

Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans snap election to capitalize on 70% approval ratings and strengthen ...
Japan Today

Takaichi's election gamble may backfire amid scarce policy debates

Relying on her high approval rating, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's gamble to dissolve Japan's House of Representatives on Friday for a general election, while sidestepping substantive policy debates ...
The Columbian

Japan to hold early election Feb. 8; Takaichi aims to capitalize on popularity

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 ...

Japan PM Takaichi may call early election, coalition partner says

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call an early general election, the head ...

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 ...