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    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will officially announce Monday (Jan 19) her plans to dissolve parliament for a snap election, media reports said, hoping for a stronger mandate to push through her ambitious policy agenda. The country's first woman leader, Takaichi, is banking on her high poll numbers to lead the unpopular ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to victory. After signalling her intentions to party officials last week, Takaichi will lay out her plans for a vote expected as early as Feb 8 during a press conference Monday, the Yomiuri and other media outlets reported. The LDP has governed Japan ... (full story)

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ZforexCM
Jan 19, 2026 2:33am
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The yen strengthened past 158 as investors turned defensive amid rising political uncertainty at home and abroad. Prime Minister Takaichi’s move toward a February snap election added domestic uncertainty around fiscal expansion, while President Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland weighed on global risk sentiment.

With the Bank of Japan expected to stay on hold this week, safe-haven flows rather than policy shifts are driving near-term yen support.
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Trader#5C46
Jan 19, 2026 1:30am
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Since she became the PM, yen dropped, economic data is getting bad, created tensions with China. What other damage is she going to do?
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Trader#B963
Jan 19, 2026 1:47am
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Will fail election lolzzzz zZzzz boring PM
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