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2026 House of Representatives Election
– Historic Sweep Confirms Support for Takaichi Administration –

Public judgment has been delivered through the House of Representatives election.
It is a historic victory for the Liberal Democratic Party(hereinafter called LDP) of Japan. They secured 316 seats out of the 465 seats in the House of Representatives.
This means the LDP alone secured two-thirds of the House of Representatives. Also, the Japan Innovation Party (hereinafter called JIP) in the coalition government increased its seats.
We believe many citizens have entrusted the future of Japan to the Takaichi administration.

The LDP faced an unusual situation with insufficient candidates on its proportional representation list, requiring it to cede a total of 14 seats to other parties. This outcome seems to indicate that the debate over reducing the total number of Diet members is by no means a futile discussion.

On the other hand, the Centrist Reform Alliance (hereinafter called Chudo) aiming for a change of government was completely defeated.
The overall trend shows conservative parties and those labeled right-wing gaining support, while self-identified liberal left-wing parties uniformly lost seats.

Number of seats won by each political party

Conservative parties
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan 316 (+118)
Japan Innovation Party 36 (+2 From the LDP +2 )
The Sanseito 15 (+13 From the LDP +1 )
The Conservative Party of Japan 0 (-1)

Moderate liberal party
The Democratic Party For the People 28 (+1 From the LDP +2 )
The Genzei Nippon & The Conservative Party of Japan 1 (-4)

left-wing parties
The Centrist Reform Alliance 49 (-118 From the LDP +6 )
Team Mirai 11 (+11 From the LDP +2 )
The Reiwa Shinsengumi 1 (-7 From the LDP +1 )
The Social Democratic Party of Japan 0 (0)
The Japanese Communist Party of Japan 4 (-4)

The unaffiliated member 4 (-11)

The previous House of Representatives election resulted from Prime Minister Ishiba’s unpopularity and biased reporting by the old media.
For example, while many opposing party members also had undeclared issues, only LDP members were reported as “slush fund lawmakers” or linked to the “Unification Church”. By the way, former co-leader Noda’s Unification Church ties are never reported at all.

The world of sports has changed dramatically from the so-called “spiritual training” approach.
And now, the public’s view of politics is changing significantly.With the emergence of Prime Minister Takaichi, politics has become more accessible to the public as they began watching Diet broadcasts.
Many citizens showed disgust towards the Constitutional Democratic Party(hereinafter called CDP) of Japan and other left-wing parties for their “repeated criticism unrelated to deliberation” and “attitudes that could be seen as slander and defamation”.
On social media, the argument that “the CDP is unnecessary” has spread, and its support among younger voters has plummeted to zero.

As the Democratic Party For the People (hereinafter called DPP) states “resolution over confrontation,” newly formed parties are taking a stance of cooperating with the governing party where possible while clearly voicing disagreement when policies conflict.
This approach resembles the method of debate taught in elementary school and feels very positive.In fact, parties taking this stance increased their number of seats in this election.

 The Centrist Reform Alliance (hereinafter called Chudo)

The CDP wasn’t the only party experiencing a significant plummeting in approval ratings. New Komeito Party was showing a similar trend.
Therefore, it was reported early on that Komeito would run candidates only in proportional representation seats. However, running only in proportional representation seats was a situation where a major loss of seats was unavoidable.We believe the solution of this situation they considered was to merge with the CDP as the largest opposition party holding the organizational votes of the JTUS-Rengo.

The CDP had been claiming that social media posts contained no truth, only disinformation and criticism. Based on this claim, I believe the CDP assumed that supporters of the previous House of Representatives election would continue to support them to some extent. Also, they likely judged that adding the Soka Gakkai vote would give them a chance to win, hence their agreement to the Komeito proposal.

This effectively guaranteed the election of Komeito members.

The major miscalculation was that many of the votes the CDP won last time were not anti-conservative votes. It is believed these votes flowed not to left-wing parties, but to conservative opposition parties including the LDP.
In other words, even adding the organizational votes from the JTUS-Rengo and the Soka Gakkai, the number of votes that flowed away to other parties was sufficient to prevent them from reaching the winning threshold.
Thinking calmly, it is impossible for a party whose approval ratings have plummeted into a state of collapse to dramatically surge simply by changing its party name.

We believe that the major reasons for the sweeping defeat were not just the “old opposition party political style”, but also the fact that they blamed Prime Minister Takaichi for “China’s intimidating diplomatic stance, threats, and harassment”, and Co-leader Noda’s explicit statement that “the antithesis of centrist fundamental policy is Japan First”, which many citizens expressed repulsion.

Also, defeated candidates are blaming their losses on being overwhelmed by Prime Minister Takaichi’s popularity and criticism or disinformation spread via the internet (SNS).
Additionally, while repeating criticism of Prime Minister Takaichi, they claim they “had no time to explain their own policies.”
But in reality, they couldn’t even consolidate fundamental policies like constitutional reform or nuclear power abolition. If they continue shifting blame onto the internet (SNS) as the cause of defeat, I think it will be difficult for them to return to the nation political arena.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

The election results reflect the public’s desire for Prime Minister Takaichi to continue.
Some may disagree, but the LDP is the most diverse party.
In fact, there were voices calling for the defeat of LDP members with strong liberal leanings.
However, the LDP proved overwhelmingly strong, securing seats even for proportional representation candidates who would normally struggle to win.

If there is a point requiring caution in future government administration, it would be the LDP members with strong liberal leanings.
There is a possibility that these liberal-leaning members who were elected might mistakenly believe their win was due to their own popularity and attempt to bring down Prime Minister Takaichi.
Additionally, there are the gaffes made by LDP members. Depending on the content of the gaffe, we believe strict measures will be necessary.

Please strive to realize the policies campaigned on during the election.
We particularly look forward with strong interest to the realization of multi-year budgets.

The Democratic Party For the People

“Resolution over confrontation” is being received favorably as a new style for the Diet.
In fact, many people recognize the significant contribution of the DPP in achievements like the abolition of the provisional gasoline tax rate.
We believe the major burden is the JTUS-Rengo. Because the DPP must embrace issues like separate surnames for married couples which lack significant public interest, it ends up positioned as liberal-centrist rather than conservative-centrist.
While it possesses the potential to challenge the LDP, the heavy burden of the JTUS-Rengo seems to be hindering its ability to make significant breakthroughs.

The Sanseito

Because they advocate “Japanese First,” they are sometimes treated as the far right.
In other words, I believe they only appear right-wing from the perspective of left-wing parties and the old media. And these left-wing parties and the old media harshly condemn them with expression that includes slander. It’s as if they are justifying their own hypocritical claims.
The Sanseito’s stance is simply a reasonable argument against immigrants who do not comply with Japanese laws and culture.
However, we almost never hear about these left-wing parties and the old media who make such strong claims spending their own money to actually take action for foreigners or people in need.

And, while there are naturally differences with other parties, their fundamental policies on national defense and the economy aim for a strong Japan, positioning them as a conservative party.

However… from my background in biology and genetics, I cannot agree with their stance on vaccines.

Conservative Party of Japan

As the party name includes “Conservative,” it clearly champions fundamental policies fitting for a conservative party.
It’s also interesting to see how well Arimoto manages the party leader Hyakuta, who tends to act recklessly.
I remember being impressed on a certain internet program when Arimoto responded perfectly to every point during a debate with self-identified liberals.

The LDP consecutively elected the Kishida and Ishiba administrations, and opposition parties led by the CDP had many left-wing members, causing the Diet to lean left. As if to challenge this left-leaning Diet, multiple conservative-leaning parties emerged.
Currently, the Diet is evolving to become capable of debating national defense and the economy as central issues.

I hope a party capable of challenging the LDP for power will emerge from among them.
Regular changes in government are the foundation for clean governance.

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Reference: The Yomiuri Shinbun (2026/02/09)
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/shugiin/20260209-GYT1T00540

Reference: NIKKEI (2026/02/09)
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUA085MR0Y6A200C2000000

Reference: THE SANKEI SHINBUN (2025/02/09)
https://www.sankei.com/article/20250301-GXU4OZCFSZGRDJJGTWF7NPMSTY

Reference: The Asahi Shinbun (2025/02/09)
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASR7G6TWRR7GUTFK00Q.html

Reference: zak Ⅱ (2025/02/09)
https://www.zakzak.co.jp/article/20240120-YB4M7GHTVRK63PED5FFHFVQFOA

Reference: Nikkan Suports News (2025/02/09)
https://www.nikkansports.com/general/nikkan/news/202601260000489.html

Reference: The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (2025/02/08)
https://www.jimin.jp

Reference: Japan Innovation Party (2025/02/08)
https://o-ishin.jp

Reference: Sanseito (2025/02/08)
https://sanseito.jp

Reference: Democratic Party For the People (2025/02/08)
https://new-kokumin.jp

Reference: Team Mirai (2025/02/08)
https://team-mir.ai

Reference: Conservative Party of Japan (2025/02/08)
https://hoshuto.jp

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2026/02/14