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 ...

Takaichi dissolves Japan's parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up early election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8. The move Friday is an attempt to capitalize on Takaichi's popularity ...

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

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for a snap election ...
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Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi Dissolves Parliament Three Months After Taking Office

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi officially dissolved the parliament on Friday, January 23, 2026, to ...

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

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...

Japanese PM Takaichi dissolves lower house, calls Feb. 8 snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formally dissolved the House of Representatives on Friday, triggering a snap general ...

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi dissolves parliament after three months in office

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for a snap election on February 8. The move is viewed as an attempt to capitalise on her popularity to ...

Japanese leader sets up snap election on February 8

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, has seen strong approval ratings since she took office three months ago.

Japan’s PM dissolves parliament, setting up February snap election

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