House of Representatives to be dissolved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Press Conference ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ “Whether Sanae Takaichi is suitable as Prime Minister or not — that is something only the people of Japan can decide.”
[Excerpt from opening remarks] January 19, 2026 (Monday)
To the people of Japan, Today, as Prime Minister of Japan, I have made the decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on January 23.
Why now? Is Sanae Takaichi fit to serve as Prime Minister? I concluded that the only way forward is to let the sovereign people — you — make that judgment.
Making the Japanese archipelago strong and prosperous again.
