On February 8, 2026, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Sanae Takaichi, won 316 out of 465 seats in the House of Representatives election. This is the highest number of seats the LDP has won in a Japanese House of Representatives election since the end of World War II. (Kim Kyung-Hoon - Pool/Getty Images)
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On February 8, 2026, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Sanae Takaichi, won 316 out of 465 seats in the House of Representatives election. This is the highest number of seats the LDP has won in a Japanese House of Representatives election since the end of World War II. (Kim Kyung-Hoon - Pool/Getty Images)