Japan Election Live Updates: Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s Party Projected For Win In General Election

0 February 8, 2026 10:12

Tokyo, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was projected Sunday to have won a thumping victory in snap elections, in a result that could however rile China and worry financial markets.

Live coverage from the election headquarters of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party after polls closed in the country’s snap general election.
Citizens in Japan cast their votes amidst record-breaking snowfall in a rare snap election called by Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi. Opinion polls predict that PM Takaichi’s coalition is expected win decisively.
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