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    Less than half a year into office and Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has called a snap election, dissolving the Lower House on Jan. 23 and sending voters to the polls on Feb. 8. “I am putting my future as prime minister on this election,” Takaichi said at a press conference Monday, according to a Google translation of her remarks in Japanese. “I would like the people to make a direct decision on whether they can entrust the management of the nation to Sanae Takaichi.” The move comes despite the Lower House’s term running until October 2028, raising questions over why Takaichi chose to seek a ... (full story)

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TheDazman
Jan 20, 2026 6:32am
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Are the Japanese as stupid as the French? Find out on the next episode of Japanese Politics.
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Trader#5018
Jan 20, 2026 6:58am
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This PM think that if to re-election again then all the things that sanction by China will be reseted lolzzzz and what’s more this PM is causing Japan Yen to depreciate….. and she is reviving the war military if she get re-elected. Japanese ppl are dumbed and sleeping ….. zZZzzz lolzzz
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Trader#FF4E
Jan 20, 2026 9:09am
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Quoting Trader#5018
This PM think that if to re-election again then all the things that sanction by China will be reseted lolzzzz and what’s more this PM is causing Japan Yen to depreciate….. and she is reviving the war military if she get re-elected. Japanese ppl are dumbed and sleeping ….. zZZzzz lolzzz
they are dumb as the Americans
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Azkilleur
Jan 20, 2026 12:20pm
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No way she is seriously considering more tax cuts and spending,she will just dump the markets and get outted in a year.
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