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Will PM Sanae Takaichi win the Japan general elections 2026? Voters trudge through snow in rare winter polls

Voting began on Sunday across Japan in a key election for the 465-member House of Representatives, widely regarded as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s leadership and her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led government. The outcome will determine whether Takaichi consolidates her position or faces political uncertainty amid growing scrutiny…

The Times of India

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi set to secure big majority in snap election

Takaichi’s party looks to have secured a big majority according to the exit polls

The Independent UK

A charismatic straight talker, Japan's Takaichi is poised to expand her power in Sunday's vote

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling a snap election Sunday, counting on her unusual popularity among fans who see the hardline conservative as someone who speaks her mind and can bring change

The Independent UK

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Trump endorses ‘strong, powerful’ Takaichi in rare intervention ahead of Japan election

American president says he will welcome Japanese prime minister to White House next month

The Independent UK

‘Sana-mania’ grips Japan as ultra-conservative Takaichi expected to secure election landslide

The country’s first female PM is the object of a personality cult revolving around everything from her outfits and snacks to her favourite pink pen

The Guardian - AU

TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan in boost for its chipmaking ambitions

Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s largest contract computer chip maker, has announced it will be manufacturing advanced 3-nanometer semiconductors in Japan to meet booming AI demand

The Independent UK

Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival cancelled over fears of visitors behaving badly

Annual event that draws nearly 200,000 visitors scrapped amid overcrowding safety concerns

The Independent UK

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Stock Index Futures Steady After Tech-Led Selloff, U.S. ADP Jobs Report and Alphabet Earnings in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are up +0.11%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are up +0.01% this morning, steadying after yesterday’s tech-led selloff, while investors await the U.S. ADP employment report and a slew of corporate earnings reports, with a particular focus on results from “Magnificent Seven”…

Barchart

Heavy snowfall claims 30 lives in Japan and threatens to disrupt impending election

Hundreds of people injured in snow-related accidents as temperatures plunge to -23C

The Independent UK

Japan’s military leads backlash against government plan to bring back WWII-era titles

Ruling coalition says move aligns SDF with ‘international standards’, but critics warn it risks regional tensions

The Independent UK

Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on China

A Japanese research vessel has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, Japan’s government announced Monday as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on China

The Independent UK

Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi headed for landslide election victory, latest poll shows

Sanae Takaichi abruptly skips appearance in TV debate programme due to ‘hand injury’

The Independent UK

Britain and Japan will respond with ‘strength’ as instability ‘shakes the world’, Starmer says

Sir Keir Starmer said the relationship between Britain and Japan is now the ‘strongest it has been in decades’

The Independent UK

Japan, Britain to boost cybersecurity and critical minerals cooperation as China’s influence grows

Japan and Britain have agreed to boost cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals

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Evening Standard

Starmer invites Japanese PM to Chequers at end of east Asia trip

The Prime Minister is in Japan after his four-day trip to China ended.

The Guardian - UK

Young Japanese voters adore their new conservative PM. But that doesn’t mean they are shifting to the right

Sanae Takaichi may seemingly have old-fashioned values, but it’s her economic offering that has captured young people’s imaginations, says freelance journalist Karin Kaneko

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer touches down in Japan as east Asia visit concludes

Sir Keir said he was looking forward to discussing defence and security with the country’s new PM, Sanae Takaichi.

The Independent UK

Pokemon card event at controversial shrine to Japanese war dead canceled after China protests

A Pokemon card event for Saturday at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine was canceled and the Pokemon Company, an affiliate of Japanese game maker Nintendo, apologized following a backlash from China, as tensions between the two sides escalated

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The Independent UK

Japan’s snap elections: Will Sanae Takaichi’s gamble pay off and what’s at stake on Sunday?

Sanae Takaichi is betting on her high approval ratings to secure a clearer mandate. If she wins, Japan’s first female prime minister will reshape politics, pushing a hawkish agenda while sidelining moderates, analysts tell Maroosha Muzaffar

The Independent UK

Japan braces for 70cm of snow and -23C cold snap ahead of snap election

This is Japan’s first lower house election held in the winter in 36 years

The Guardian - AU

Snow and freezing cold may shape outcome of Japan’s snap general election

Prime minister Sanae Takaichi acknowledges her decision to call early poll could prove challenging for voters in snowbound regions

The Independent UK

Japan could not ignore a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, says prime minister

Takaichi appeared to walk back her earlier remarks that Japan could respond militarily if China moved to take the island by force

Barchart

Stocks Set for Muted Open After Trump’s Tariff Threats, Big Tech Earnings and Fed Meeting in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.05%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.14% this morning, pointing to a muted open on Wall Street as President Trump’s tariff threats against Canada and the looming risk of a partial U.S. government shutdown curbed risk appetite at…

The Guardian - AU

Black and white and sent back over: end of panda diplomacy as Japan returns bears to China

The departure of pandas will leave legions of Japanese admirers bereft, but it is also symptomatic of a dramatic deterioration in China-Japan relations

Euronews

Japan's PM dissolves parliament after three months in office, setting up snap election

The move by Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalise on her popularity to help her governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years.

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