EPISODE · Feb 8, 2026 · 43 MIN
Japan's PM Takaichi on course for landslide victory in snap election
from dc · host Salai Dawtcemsang
Japan's governing coalition led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is projected to have won two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives. Ms Takaichi sought and got a clear public mandate in a general election she called just four months after becoming leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.Also, the Iranian Nobel peace laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has received another prison sentence - for what the court said was "collusion to commit crimes." And we speak to one of the Epstein survivors who had a relationship with him for two years.(Photo: Sanae Takaichi appeared at the LDP headquarters on Sunday night for the vote count. Credit: Getty Images)
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Japan's governing coalition led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is projected to have won two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives. Ms Takaichi sought and got a clear public mandate in a general election she called just four months after becoming leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.Also, the Iranian Nobel peace laureate, Narges Mohammadi, has received another prison sentence - for what the court said was "collusion to commit crimes." And we speak to one of the Epstein survivors who had a relationship with him for two years.(Photo: Sanae Takaichi appeared at the LDP headquarters on Sunday night for the vote count. Credit: Getty Images)
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Japan's PM Takaichi on course for landslide victory in snap election
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