Lower House Election 2026
Posted: 09 Feb 2026 00:48
Mainichi | Japan's ruling camp wins two-thirds majority in Lower House
A landslide. The first time in postwar Japan that one party has had a supermajority in the Lower House.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives in Sunday's election, scoring a landslide victory that will give Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a major boost in pushing ahead with her conservative policy agenda.
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A landslide. The first time in postwar Japan that one party has had a supermajority in the Lower House.