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Takaichi will be reappointed as Japan’s prime minister with a goal of pushing to the right

  • Following last week's landslide, Japan's lower house will reappoint Sanae Takaichi as prime minister on Wednesday, with her forming a second Cabinet.
  • Facing domestic pressure to ease costs, Takaichi has campaigned for tougher immigration rules that resonate with Japanese voters' frustrations, and must pass a delayed budget to fund relief measures.
  • Takaichi's short-term measures include a proposed two-year sales-tax cut on food and plans to establish a national intelligence agency to work with allies such as Australia and Britain.
  • Diplomatic friction with Beijing followed after Takaichi's November warnings on Taiwan and her planned visit to Yasukuni Shrine, while the U.S. endorsed her, likely expecting her to deliver on a $550 billion investment package.
  • Looking ahead, she is maneuvering for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next month as she plans conservative social changes including support for male-only imperial succession and laws on maiden names as aliases, critics say.
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Takaichi, aged 64, received 354 of the 464 votes in the lower chamber of the Dieta, the most important of the two chambers in the Japanese Parliament, which has power over the high chamber.

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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