Sanae Takaichi was formally reelected as Japan’s prime minister on Wednesday following her resounding electoral win, a formality that allows her to turn her attention to expediting budget deliberations and implementing a trade deal agreed with Trump https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/takaichi-formally-elected-pm-eyes-expedited-budget-deliberation?taid=69955abc5aa4b90001bac699&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter