Japan’s Takaichi weathers China’s wrath, wins supermajority in landslide snap election gamble

Japan’s Takaichi weathers China’s wrath, wins supermajority in landslide snap election gamble

by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2026 Real World News Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling coalition defied powerful Chinese Communist Party influence networks in Japan and secured a remarkable supermajority victory in parliamentary’s elections on Sunday, winning more than 75% of the seats in the lower house. Takaichi’s move to call a snap only three months […]