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NYTIMES (Javier C. Hernández) - How Japan’s Leader, Sanae Takaichi, Rescued Her Party from the Abyss Mon Feb 9 11:42:26 2026

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters to achieve a record election win.

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NPR (Anthony Kuhn) - Japan's first female prime minister stakes her future on snap elections Sat Feb 7 09:37:00 2026

Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right.

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