Takaichi will be reappointed as Japan's prime minister with a goal of pushing to the right
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, attends a special session of the lower house in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, front center, and her new cabinet members pose for a group photo Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, is applauded by members of the lower house of Japan's parliament as Takaichi was reelected as prime minister during a special session in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, talks with the ruling party's lawmakers during a special session of the lower house in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)Members of the lower house of Japan's parliament attend a special session in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, attends a special session of the lower house in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)