Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA005066287
  • Registered date
  • 2026/1/23 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2026 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3859 × 2806 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 866.85(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japan PM Takaichi at Cabinet meeting

    Japan PM Takaichi at Cabinet meeting

    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) is pictured ahead of a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026.
      Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

      Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

      Japanese lawmakers throw their arms in the air for a customary "banzai" in parliament in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolves the House of Representatives for a snap election on Feb. 8.
        Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

        Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

        Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (blue) looks on during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after the lower house was dissolved for a snap election on Feb. 8.
          Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

          Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

          Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) bows in parliament in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after the House of Representatives was dissolved for a snap election on Feb. 8.
            Japan's lower house dissolved for snap electionn

            Japan's lower house dissolved for snap electionn

            Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Tetsuo Saito (R), co-leaders of the Centrist Reform Alliance, leave parliament after a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house during the session for a snap election on Feb. 8.
              Preparation for general election

              Preparation for general election

              Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2026, shows a board set up for candidates' posters in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.
                Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

                Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

                Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (blue) is pictured ahead of a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026. She dissolved the lower house the same day for a snap election on Feb. 8.
                  Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

                  Japan PM dissolves lower house for snap general election

                  Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026, after dissolving the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.
                    Preparation for general election

                    Preparation for general election

                    Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2026, shows a board set up for candidates' posters in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the House of Representatives earlier in the day for a snap general election on Feb. 8.
                      Japan PM Takaichi

                      Japan PM Takaichi

                      Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026.