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Japan’s prime minister Takaichi dissolves parliament after only 3 months in office, setting up snap election
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Friday, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election. The move is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years,

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Japan's Prime Minister dissolves parliament ahead of snap election | Morning News Bulletin 24 January 2026
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolves lower house of Parliament, paving the way for Feb. 8 snap election
Japanese leader sets up snap election on February 8
Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for a snap election on February 8.

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Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election
Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap election, sparks criticism at home
Japan's Takaichi set to call snap election after only 3 months in office
Her move to dissolve parliament will delay a vote on a budget aimed at boosting a struggling economy and addressing soaring prices.

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Can Japan’s Sanae Takaichi win over voters with Abenomics, tax cuts and military spending?
Japan’s Takaichi moves toward snap election after only 3 months in office

Japan inflation cools to 2.1%, lowest since March 2022, but rice prices loom large ahead of election

Core inflation touched its lowest level since October 2024, and was in line with expectations

Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment, according to NHK public television.

Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe

Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at Abe with a homemade gun while he was delivering a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.

Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison

The man who killed Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade gun was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Why Japan has fallen for its new prime minister

Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote

Killer of Shinzo Abe, Former Leader of Japan, Gets Life in Prison

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister; but his case divided Japan.
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