Japanese Election coverage: Votes are being tallied up with the LDP currently winning 291 seats (single party majority); JIP has won 27 seats, meaning together the pair have achieved a super majority of 318 (310 needed for supermajority)

Newsquawk Daily Asia-Pac Opening News - 9th February 2026

NHK reports that PM Takaichi’s LDP is “certain” to win two-thirds of Lower House seats

Japanese Election coverage: Votes are being tallied up with the LDP currently winning 291 seats (single party majority); JIP has won 27 seats, meaning together the pair have achieved a super majority of 318 (310 needed for supermajority)

Japanese Election coverage: Exit polls across various outlets project a victory for PM Takaichi's ruling coalition LDP; generally see a single party majority, with the possibility of a two-thirds majority with its current partner JIP

NHK exit polls suggest that the ruling coalition are on course to win the election; exit polls show Takaichi extending her lead to 274-328 (majority needed 233)