In a stunning display of political prowess, Sanae Takaichi, Japan's trailblazing first female prime minister, has led her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to a landslide victory in the February 8, 2026, snap election for the House of Representatives. With 316 out of 465 seats captured—a whopping 68% majority—the LDP achieved its largest postwar electoral margin, surpassing even the party's previous records and granting Takaichi a two-thirds supermajority. sd