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Takaichi’s Ruling Bloc Wins Landslide Election in Japan’s Lower House

By Jacob Burg Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling coalition swept to a single-party majority victory in a critical parliamentary election on Feb. 8, paving the way for the nation’s first female head of state to pursue her agenda of sweeping tax cuts and increasing military spending to counter Beijing’s influence. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party […]