Japan election result Highlights: PM Modi congratulates Takaichi in Japanese as ruling coalition wins supermajority

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In a televised interview with public broadcaster NHK, Takaichi said her victory gives her a mandate to pursue her agenda.

“I will be flexible,” she said, adding that she plans to engage opposition parties while pushing forward her policy goals.

A smiling Takaichi celebrated at LDP headquarters, placing red ribbons above winners’ names on a signboard as party executives applauded.

“Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (@takaichi_sanae), please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your victory in the House of Representatives election,” Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te wrote on X.

“Through cooperation with Prime Minister Takaichi, I hope that Taiwan and Japan will continue to work together to address regional challenges in the spirit of shared values and mutual benefit and cooperation, and to promote peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region,” Lai wrote.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is headed for a historic landslide victory in Japan’s general election.

Public broadcaster NHK projects the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will secure a single-party two-thirds majority in the 465-seat House of Representatives.

If confirmed, it would mark the first time in LDP history that the party achieves such a dominant mandate on its own.

The projected outcome significantly exceeds the 261-seat threshold required for an absolute majority.

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Takaichi for what he described as a ‘landmark win.’ Earlier in the day, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, US ambassador to Japan – George Edward Glass — also lauded the Japanese PM for her victory.

Takaichi thanked US President Donald Trump for his "warm words" endorsing her, as her party secured a landslide victory in elections on Sunday. "I look forward to visiting the White House this spring and to continuing our work together to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. Alliance," she wrote on X.

Trump had endorsed Japan PM Sanae Takaichi ahead of the snap election. Takaichi has "already proven to be a strong, powerful, and wise leader... one that truly loves her country," the US president wrote in a Truth Social post on Thursday, adding: "She will not let the people of Japan down!"

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised Sanae Takaichi as a great ally after her ruling coalition's landslide election victory on Sunday, noting her endorsement by President Donald Trump.

"She is a great ally, great relationship with the president," Bessent said in an interview on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" program

Japan’s national broadcaster NHK reported that the official vote count has now pushed the LDP past the two-thirds mark in the lower house of parliament.

While the outcome had been widely expected, securing a super-majority of 310 seats gives Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition the power to override the upper house, where it does not have a majority.

"This election involved major policy shifts — particularly a major shift in economic and fiscal policy, as well as strengthening security policy," Reuters quoted Takaichi as saying in a television interview as the results rolled in.

“These are policies that have drawn a great deal of opposition ... If we have received the public's support, then we truly must tackle these issues with all our strength,” she added.

Japan election result LIVE updates: A candidate’s victory in Japan is traditionally signified with a paper flower. At the LDP headquarters, a large white board listing the names of all party candidates is steadily filling up. After a candidate is officially declared the winner, a red paper rose is placed on that row on the board.

Japan election result live updates: NHK says Takaichi’s ruling coalition, led by her Liberal Democratic Party, may win over two-thirds of the 465-seat lower house, the majority of the country’s two-chamber parliament.

According to public broadcaster NHK, Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin), are on track to win up to 366 of the 465 seats in the more powerful Lower House.

Japan election result LIVE updates: In Japan, a candidate’s victory is traditionally marked with a paper flower. At the LDP headquarters, a large white board listing the names of all party candidates is steadily filling up.

When a candidate is officially declared the winner, a red paper rose is placed on that row in the board.

Speaking at LDP headquarters, Takaichi said she would speed up consideration for a sales tax cut. She said if the government council approved it, she would submit the bill, reported Reuters

Japan election result LIVE updates: George Edward Glass, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, congratulated Takaichi on what he called an "impressive win" and said he looked forward to deepening ties with her government.

Sanae Takaichi's LDP has now crossed 233 seats in the 465-seat lower house of Parliament in the official vote counting. Stay with Mint for Japan election result LIVE updates.

The ballot votes are being counted in Japan to declare the Japan election result 2026. As per the latest round of counting, the LDP is ahead of its opponents. The exit polls, too, have shown that the LDP is going to make a landslide in the snap election.

Voting for the Japan general elections will end at 8 pm (local time) on Sunday, while results will be announced at around noon on Monday, 9 February, as per the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Read here

Japan election result live updates: The conservative coalition of Takaichi, the nation's first woman leader, could win more than 300 of the 465 seats in the lower house of parliament, according to multiple opinion polls, Reuters reported.

— Takaichi has accelerated military spending to counter China, which she sparked a diplomatic row with, and pushed economic stimulus and tax cuts that have rattled financial markets.

— She generated a social media-led wave, mostly among younger voters, of a Sanae-mania called "sanakatsu" for products she uses, such as her handbag and the pink pen she scribbles notes with in parliament.

Japan election result live updates: Takaichi has staked her job on the outcome of the snap election, saying she would step down if her ruling coalition failed to win a majority in the more powerful lower house, reported Bloomberg

Japan election result live updates: The majority mark required for winning the elections is 233. Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party is set to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the chamber, well above the 233 needed for a majority, according to NHK.

Japan election result live updates: NHK says Takaichi’s ruling coalition led by her Liberal Democratic Party could win more than two-thirds of the 465-seat lower house, the more powerful of the country’s two-chamber parliament.

Japan election result live updates: Takaichi announced the nation's first mid-winter election in 36 years to seek a public mandate soon after winning her party's leadership race last October.

Japan election result live updates: Takaichi's party is set to secure a big majority in Japan's lower house in an election on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK forecast, based on exit polls. Her Liberal Democratic Party is set to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in the chamber, well above the 233 needed for a majority, according to NHK.