Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy?

Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy?: a running story on the front pages of 5 newsrooms from 2 February 2026 to 25 February 2026, 15 headlines over 24 days.

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As it ran

25 February 2026

• South China Morning Post Japan’s Takaichi defends US$190 election gifts to ruling party lawmakers

21 February 2026

• South China Morning Post What next for China ties as Japan’s Takaichi targets Chinese ‘coercion’?

20 February 2026

• South China Morning Post Japan’s Takaichi pushes to scrap food tax, ignoring economists’ warnings

19 February 2026

• AP Takaichi, reelected as Japan's leader, wants to cooperate with US in rare earths development

18 February 2026

• South China Morning Post ‘A very good thing’: Japan’s Takaichi steps back from Liancourt Rocks pledge

17 February 2026

• BBC News China is hitting Japan where it hurts. Will PM Takaichi give in?

13 February 2026

• South China Morning Post Why Takaichi’s landslide victory in Japan has North Korea on edge

11 February 2026

• South China Morning Post How Takaichi’s big win in Japan may complicate Beijing’s Taiwan policy
• BBC News Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy?

10 February 2026

• BBC News Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy?

9 February 2026

• BBC News Stocks surge with Japan PM Takaichi on track for landslide election win
• Wall Street Journal Japan’s Takaichi Scores Landslide Win in Election Gamble
• CNN Japan’s Takaichi tightens grip on power with stunning victory in snap election
• BBC News Japan's PM Takaichi on course to win snap election by landslide

2 February 2026

• South China Morning Post Japan’s Takaichi seeks mandate, improved majority with snap election: poll