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Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory

globalFebruary 9, 2026
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Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory
Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plans

Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plans

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Japan’s stock market has hit a record high after Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party (LDP) secured a comprehensive victory in Sunday’s election.

The LDP won 316 of the 465 seats in the country’s lower house – the first time a single party has secured two-thirds of the lower house since the establishment of Japan’s parliament in 1947.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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