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The Catch-22 Confronting Japan’s Takaichi After Her Resounding Election Victory

Concerns over the fiscal trajectory are weakening the yen, thereby driving up import prices and exacerbating price pressures.

The rate of the yen against the US dollar displayed outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. The yen was a touch weaker Monday as Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a historic election triumph, while Asian stocks looked set to open the week higher after Wall Street’s Friday rally. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg
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