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Hirofumi Yoshimura

Hirofumi Yoshimura

Leader, Japan Innovation Party; Governor of Osaka

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Takaichi bets on snap election to lock in mandate

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JIP coalition partner contributes to supermajority victory

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party called a snap election on January 19, 2026. Parliament dissolved on January 23 for a record-short 16-day campaign ending February 8.

Updated May 22