Election Prep in Limbo as Japanese Parties Await Takaichi Announcement; Diplomatic Schedule a Key Factor in Timing

By Kensaku Fujiwara and Kojiro Tanikawa
/ Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
15:36 JST,
January 12, 2026
Ruling and opposition parties are eager to know when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will announce that she will dissolve the House of Representatives.
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