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Preparations for Next General Election Set to Accelerate as Parties Decide on Candidates, Campaign Pledges

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By Masashi Nakata and Koichiro Shigematsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

15:20 JST, January 15, 2026

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has effectively fired the starting gun for preparations for the next general election.

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