JAPAN IS BACK: Nikkei Index Up 4% Since Conservative Takaichi’s Landslide Victory Gave Her a Two-Thirds Supermajority To Rule
The ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ is looking up.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s historic election win has investors going bullish on the idea that ‘Japan is back’, as the strong leader is expected to bring growth.
BANZAI – JAPANESE RIGHT WING PARTIES NOW HAVE 80% OF SEATS IN PARLIAMENT
They get just a few immigrants into their country and WOW the backlash was unreal
They DO NOT want to end up like Europe
The left got just FIVE SEATS TOTAL
Japan will survive pic.twitter.com/yZkzsGjj20
— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) February 10, 2026
Nikkei Asia reported:
“On Sunday, Takaichi led her ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a landslide victory in a snap lower house election, securing a two-thirds supermajority — the largest post-war victory for any party.
The decisive outcome gives Takaichi a big legislative hammer to wield in promoting fiscal programs for key industries like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, defense, energy and space.”
My sincerest congratulations to Prime Minister @takaichi_sanae on her historic victory, securing the biggest post-war electoral margin in Japanese history.
As @POTUS has said, she will not let the people of Japan down.
When Japan is strong, the U.S. is strong in Asia, and the… pic.twitter.com/v7KHHflAkH
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) February 8, 2026
During the first news conference after the vote, the first female Japanese prime minister said that there has been a problem with an ‘overwhelming shortage of domestic investment’.
“’The government must “promote growth investment that allows advanced technologies to flourish’, she added.
[…] Japanese stocks jumped after the election. On Monday, the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average soared nearly 4% to mark a new closing-high. The stock rally continued on Tuesday, with the blue-chip gauge rising over 2% to a new intraday high. The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index (Topix) has also rallied to a fresh all-time intraday high.”
Since October, when Takaichi became LDP leader and prime minister, Japanese stocks have surged around 30%, thanks partially to foreign investors.
“They bought a net 5.4 trillion yen ($34 billion) in Japanese stocks last year, data from the Tokyo Stock Exchange shows. It was the largest amount since 2013 when foreign capital was drawn to the idea of Abenomics — the signature policy of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — and its promises of fiscal stimulus. Takaichi is seeking to emulate the approach of her late mentor.”
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