Sanae Takaichi reappointed Prime Minister after election win
發佈日期: 2026-02-18 21:06
TVB News
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was reappointed by parliament to form her second Cabinet. All previous ministers are expected to be retained.
Takaichi will look to use the symbolism of the day, seen as a formality, to further boost her ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
This, as it looks to capitalise on a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house, the more powerful of Japan's two parliamentary chambers.
Having two-thirds control of the 465-seat lower house allows Takaichi's party to dominate top posts in house committees and push through bills rejected by the upper house, the chamber where the LDP-led ruling coalition lacks a majority.
Takaichi wants to bolster Japan's military capability and arms sales, as well as tighten immigration policies.
Her ambition to revise the US-drafted postwar pacifist Constitution might have to wait, as she is facing pressure to deal with rising prices, a declining population and worries about military security.
Her first urgent task is to address rising prices and sluggish wages and pass a budget bill to fund those measures, delayed by the election.
Takaichi has proposed a two-year sales tax cut on food products to ease household living costs.
Takaichi is also maneuvering for a crucial summit next month with US President Donald Trump, who will visit Beijing in April.
The US president endorsed Takaichi ahead of the Japanese election. Analysts say Takaichi's hawkish stance towards China is likely to continue.
