Incumbent Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of the ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) won the election with 316 of the 465 seats in the country’s lower House of Representatives. The Japan Innovation party, the LDP’s coalition partner, won 36 seats, giving a total majority with 352 seats.
The opposition Central Reform Alliance (CRA), comprising the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and the Komeito party, won 49 seats.
Japan has a bicameral parliament (the National Diet) with the lower House of Representatives and the upper House of Councillors.
The House of Representatives comprises 465 members − 289 are chosen from single-seat constituencies and 176 are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by proportional representation. Members serve four-year terms.
The House of Councillors has 248 members elected for a six-year term − 148 members are elected by first past the post in 47 plural-seat prefectural constituencies and 100 by proportional representation. Every three years, half of the upper house is renewed in a mid-term election.
Japan has a population of around 123 million and 104 million registered voters. The voter turnout for the 2026 election was 56.3%.