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As Japan's Takaichi creates election history, only markets stand in her way
By Rocky Swift and Tom Westbrook TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The biggest landslide win in postwar history has given Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a huge mandate to revitalise the economy, but investors say she has little room to run up deficits or pressure will be quickly back on bonds and the yen.

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Japan’s Takaichi wins big in snap election: What to know
What to know about Takaichi's conservative policies after big election win
Early results show Prime Minister Takaichi’s party wins a supermajority in the lower house
The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported citing preliminary results, earning a landslide vict...

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Instant View: Japan's markets react to Takaichi's historic election victory
Japan’s Takaichi scores strong mandate in election
Takaichi's ruling party on path to winning a majority in Japan's lower house vote, exit polls say
NHK says Takaichi’s governing coalition led by her Liberal Democratic Party could also win more than two-thirds of the 465-seat lower house, the more powerful of the country’s two-chamber parliament.

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Japan markets set for renewed 'Takaichi trade' after landslide election win
Polls open in snow-hit Japan as prime minister Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win

Japan’s first female prime minister counts on her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s election

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to leverage her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country's economy and military capabilities in the face growing tensions with China and an unpredictable Washington.

Japan’s Leader Wins in a Landslide, Clearing Way for Hard-Line Agenda

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China.

Japan is exiting its age of delusion

Japanese politics is certainly not immune from today’s world of disinformation and misinformation. As Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, won a landslide majority in Sunday’s snap election,
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23 Most Exciting Things to Do in Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo is a a neon-charged hive of activity, where centuries-old temples share sidewalks with towering modern skyscrapers. It’s one of the best cities in the world to see how tradition and technology can seamlessly lock together harmoniously. From the ...

Japan’s last remaining pandas leave Tokyo zoo before return to China

Japan's last remaining giant pandas left their enclosures at a zoo in Tokyo on Tuesday as people gathered outside to bid farewell.
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Where To Stay In Japan: Grand Hyatt Tokyo A Premier Destination For Fine Art, Seasonal Cuisine, And Authentic East-Meets-West Luxury

The viridescence of Jamie Nares’ gestural Expectation evokes the physics, light, and form that emerge from nature, the vibrant color amplifying her meticulous play with motion and the unravelling of time. The monumental painting by the British-born, New ...
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Japan's baseball bond at heart of 'Homecoming: The Tokyo Series' doc

The poignancy of five Japanese ballplayers returning to their home country as Major League stars resonated with the baseball world last March. One year later, a new documentary goes deeper into the people and places that shaped them.

Heavy snowfall hits northern and western Japan, Tokyo also blanketed by snow

Japan’s weather agency expects extremely unstable atmospheric conditions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.