Japan’s House of Representatives was dissolved in late January 2026 for a snap election held on February 8, after which Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a commanding majority exceeding two-thirds of seats in coalition with the Japan Innovation Party. With the new four-year term underway and no constitutional requirement for another vote before 2030, the ruling bloc faces limited institutional pressure for an early dissolution. Recent cabinet and party leadership adjustments in September have focused on internal stability and policy continuity amid opposition fragmentation, reinforcing trader expectations that the Diet will remain intact through year-end. A sudden collapse in coalition support or major unforeseen crisis could still prompt reconsideration, though current parliamentary arithmetic makes such an outcome improbable before 2027.