Markets and Crypto Eye Policy Reforms As Japan’s Sanae Takaichi Secures Historic Victory
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, often dubbed the country’s “Iron Lady,” has secured a historic landslide victory in the February 8, 2026, snap parliamentary elections. Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is projected to win between 274 and 326 of the 465 seats in the lower house, marking the largest post-war electoral margin for any Japanese party.
The decisive result consolidates Takaichi’s authority and positions her to pursue ambitious economic and regulatory reforms.
Markets reacted swiftly to the outcome. The dollar/yen climbed 0.2% to 157, while the BTC/JPY trading pair rose almost 5%, signaling investor confidence in Takaichi’s pro-growth agenda.
