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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T18:08:35.000Z",
  "site": "https://variety.com",
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  "textContent": "Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s wager on a snap election paid off spectacularly Sunday, with her Liberal Democratic Party securing an unprecedented single-handed two-thirds majority in the 465-seat lower house – a feat the party has never previously achieved, according to public broadcaster NHK. The conservative leader, 64, who took office as Japan’s first female […]",
  "title": "Japan’s Takaichi Scores Historic Landslide in Snap Election Gamble"
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