Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Secures Two-Thirds Lower-House Majority
Takaichi's LDP won 316 of 465 lower-house seats, giving the governing bloc a two-thirds majority as she pledged a 21 trillion yen stimulus.
Overview
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party won 316 of 465 lower-house seats, and with the Japan Innovation Party's 36 seats commands 352 seats, giving the governing bloc a two-thirds majority, NHK projected.
The majority gives Takaichi control of lower-house committees and a clearer route to propose constitutional amendments, but final change would still require a two-thirds upper-house vote and a national referendum, constitutional experts said.
Takaichi pledged a 21 trillion yen stimulus package and a two-year suspension of the 8% sales tax on food, Kyodo reported.
The Nikkei 225 rose 3.9% to close at 56,363.94, the yen traded near 156.43 to the dollar, and the 10-year Japanese government bond yield rose to 2.282%, market data and analysts said.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that Japan's election results reflect 'deep-seated structural issues' and urged Tokyo to retract Takaichi's Taiwan remarks, a spokesperson said, signaling potential diplomatic strain.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this coverage as broadly neutral: they juxtapose pro-Takaichi voices and market optimism with economists' cautions, explain policy trade-offs (debt, bonds, immigration) and demographic context, and rely on diverse sources (investors, advisers, professors) and factual market data, minimizing overt evaluative language or selective omission.
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FAQ
Takaichi's LDP won 316 of 465 seats, and with the Japan Innovation Party's 36 seats, the bloc commands 352 seats, securing a two-thirds majority.
She pledged a 21 trillion yen stimulus package and a two-year suspension of the 8% sales tax on food.
It gives Takaichi control of lower-house committees and a clearer route to propose amendments, but requires two-thirds upper-house approval and a national referendum.
Priorities include enhancing defense capabilities, establishing a national intelligence agency, revising security policies, lifting weapons export bans, and updating national security documents.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that the results reflect 'deep-seated structural issues' and urged Japan to retract Takaichi's Taiwan remarks.
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