Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a joint news conference with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung after their talk in Nara, western Japan, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower chamber of parliament on Friday to call a snap election for Feb. 8, in an attempt to give a boost to the razor-thin majority she currently ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve Parliament’s powerful lower house as early as this month, setting up a snap election aimed at securing voter backing for her agenda while her ...

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told a ruling Liberal Democratic Party official that she is considering dissolving the House of Representatives at the outset of the ordinary ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to dissolve the lower house for a snap election soon after a parliamentary session begins next week, her ruling party and a coalition partner said ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to dissolve the Lower House for a snap election soon after the annual parliamentary session begins next week, the secretary-general of her ruling party ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet's high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling ...