Takaichi might surprise markets that are bracing for an unrestrained fiscal dove after the election in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/19/economy/takaichi-fiscal-policy-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks #budgets #debt #economicindicators
Ruling and opposition parties clashed during a Sunday debate, a day ahead of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s widely expected announcement of a February snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/japan/politics/japan-political-parties-tug-of-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #jip #komeito #cdp #centristreformalliance #diet #sanaetakaichi
Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition CDP, is likely to be the prime minister candidate of the Centrist Reform Alliance, the new party jointly formed by the CDP and Komeito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/noda-pm-candidate-centrist-reform-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshihikonoda #cra #cdp #komeito #ldp #diet #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi #nipponishin
Former Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii — who led the party for 23 years until 2024 — has announced that he will not run in the next Lower House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/politics/jcp-kazuo-shii-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #jcp #kazuoshii #diet #lowerhouse
Yen traders are on edge for the risk of renewed volatility in the currency as uncertainty over the nation’s snap election grows with a Bank of Japan meeting approaching next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/17/markets/yen-boj-election-uncertainty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #diet #lowerhouse #yen #currencies #boj #interestrates
New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may call a February snap election to capitalize on record popularity and youth support before her political honeymoon ends. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/15/japan/japans-leader-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet
The Social Democratic Party is considering postponing its leadership election scheduled for February due to the possibility of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolving the Lower House for a snap election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/politics/social-democratic-party-leadership/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #socialdemocraticparty #lowerhouse #diet
Nikkei 225 breaks 54,000 as ‘Takaichi trade’ dominates for another day, while ten-year government bond yields are at 27-year highs and the yen trades at levels that triggered intervention in the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/markets/nikkei-54000-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks
Liberal Democratic Party executives are on red alert for an imminent snap election following reports that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to call one at the beginning of the regular session of parliament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/japan/politics/takaichi-parliament-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #diet
The Nikkei 225 hit a new record after reports of a possible snap election in Japan, while the yen weakened into ¥158-to-the-dollar territory and 10-year Japanese government bonds fell. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/economy/nikkei-snap-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #tse #nikkei #stocks
The Democratic Party for the People's leader said his party may not approve the government's fiscal 2026 draft budget if the prime minister intends to dissolve the Lower House for a snap election as early as next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/japan/politics/dpp-election-budget-approval/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yuichirotamaki #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #lowerhouse #dpp
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is believed to be eyeing a snap election as early as next month, with the co-leader of the LDP's ruling coalition partner saying her thinking on the matter had "shifted to a new stage." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #nipponishinnokai #diet #lowerhouse #dpp #chinajapanrelations #jip #osakaishinnokai
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering calling a snap parliamentary election in the first half of February, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday, citing government sources. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/10/japan/politics/takaichi-possible-snap-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #diet #ldp #nipponishinnokai
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After a successful 2025, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is hopeful that 2026 will be a year of positive energy and vitality, much like its namesake as the Year of the Fire Horse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/politics/takaichi-first-presser-of-the-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #diet #us #china #venezuela
The 125 lawmakers elected to Japan’s Upper House in July 2025 have ¥30.82 million ($196,000) of assets on average. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/politics/upper-house-lawmakers-assets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #upperhouse #diet #2022upperhouseelection
A difference of approach by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party when it comes to constitutional revision — the latter is hawkish — might be causing delay to such a move by the coalition partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/japan/politics/ruling-bloc-constitutional-revision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #jip #constitution #diet #sdf