Japan Lower House Election 2026: Barrier Free Japan’s ‘Two Yen Worth’ Analysis [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

February 9 2026

TOKYO – As of the evening of February 9th, according to Jiji Press, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured a historic landslide victory in Sunday’s House of Representatives election, winning 316 seats to occupy a standalone two-thirds majority of the 465 seats in the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament.