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- The Japanese prime minister’s decision to hold a snap election has paid off. Takaichi Sanae led her ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a historic win in Sunday’s vote, netting the LDP a two-thirds majority in the Lower House. A landslide victory for one, and a major loss for another. The main opposition party is trying to figure out its next steps, as its leaders say they intend to step down.
- The co-leaders of Japan’s Centrist Reform Alliance say they will resign from their posts after the newly formed opposition party suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s Lower House election. The CRA, formed by two opposition parties, secured only 49 seats, or less than one-third of the seats the separate parties had before the poll.
- NHK has learned that Japan plans to join a NATO-led initiative to provide US-made munitions and equipment to Ukraine. NATO and the United States established the mechanism in July 2025 to coordinate the purchase and delivery of US-manufactured munitions and equipment to Ukraine.
- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured a historic victory in the Lower House election. Two smaller opposition parties, Sanseito and Team Mirai, are making gains. The largest opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance lost more than one hundred seats.
- Japan won a silver medal on Sunday, Day 3 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Japan delivered the result in the figure skating team event. The result marked the country’s second straight silver medal following the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
- Colorful handmade hanging ornaments and dolls are drawing visitors to a park in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. The Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial Park puts the decorations on display every year ahead of the Girls’ Festival, or “Hinamatsuri,” on March 3. The festival is held to wish for the healthy growth of children.