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Japan Lower House Election Likely to Be Held on Feb. 8 after Unusually Short Run-Up

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Takeo Maeda and Yamato Komoda / Yomiuri Shimbun StaffWriters

17:14 JST, January 14, 2026

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is likely to schedule a House of Representatives election for Feb. 8, which would mean the interval after dissolving the lower house would be unusually short.

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