Takaichi to Be Reelected as Japan PM at Diet After LDP's Huge Election Win

Sanae Takaichi’s push to revise Japan’s constitution could put an end to decades of post-war pacifism

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Carlos110/ShutterstockJapan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, has already made history since taking office in October 2025. Capitalising on her high approval ratings and “fresh new image”, she dissolved the lower house and called an election just four months into her term. Her gamble paid off, winning the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) more seats in the lower house tha…

Takaichi to be reelected as Japan PM at Diet after LDP's huge election win

Sanae Takaichi is set to be reelected as Japan's prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Wednesday as the Diet convenes a special session following her Liberal Democratic Party's historic landslide victory in the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election.

Takaichi renews pledge to seek summit with Kim Jong Un after election win

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday reaffirmed her desire to meet Kim Jong Un face-to-face to resolve the decades-old issue of North Korea’s abduction of Japanese nationals, a week after a runaway election win strengthened her mandate. During a meeting with families of abduction victims at her official residence, Takaichi pledged to “exhaust every […]

Takaichi Reelected As Japan’s 105th Prime Minister

Takaichi reelected as Japan’s 105th Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, President of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party(LDP), was reelected as the country’s 105th prime minister on Wednesday following a parliamentary vote. At an extraordinary session of the National Diet convened earlier in the day, both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors held votes to appoint News Agency of Nigeria

Japan elects Takaichi Prime Minister in historic parliamentary vote - Times Kuwait

During an extraordinary session of The Diet, Japan’s parliament, Wednesday re-elected Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi prime minister, making her the 105th person to lead the country’s government. Takaichi retained her position through votes in both Diet chambers. She was elected outright in the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber, and in a runoff vote in the House of Councilors, the upper chamber. Earlier …