Japanese shares hit record high as Sanae Takaichi wins landslide election victory

2026-02-09 - 08:05

Prime minister’s Liberal Democratic party to be pressed on promised tax cuts and fiscal stimulus plans Business live – latest updates Japan’s stock market has hit a record high after Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic party (LDP) secured a comprehensive victory in Sunday’s election. The LDP won 316 of the 465 seats in the country’s lower house – the first time a single party has secured two-thirds of the lower house since the establishment of Japan’s parliament in 1947. Continue reading...