Japan's Election and Implications for Korea and U.S. | The Capital Cable #129

February 19, 2026 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EST

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party coalition secured 316 out of 465 seats in the February 8 snap election, giving her a stronger momentum to advance her policy agenda. What does this decisive win mean for regional security and economic relations with South Korea and the United States? What does her victory tell us about the limits of China's economic coercion? And should we expect any breakthrough with North Korea? 

Join our conversation with leading CSIS experts and Brookings Institution's Andrew Yeo as they unpack the regional and global implications of Japan's election results.

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Japan, Korea, Asia, Defense and Security, and Asian Economics

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Kristi Govella

Kristi Govella

Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, University of Oxford 
Phil Luck

Philip Luck

Director, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business
Andrew Yeo

Andrew Yeo

Senior Fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair, Brookings Institution; Professor of Practice, The Catholic University of America

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