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Stocks climbed on Monday as investors cheered a result seen as a mandate for the prime minister’s high-spending economic agenda.

Japan's first female premier has called snap elections for Sunday. She seeks a mandate for what could be sweeping changes and possibly a lurch to the political right.

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By Mike Dolan Feb 9 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Asian stocks climbed on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s thumping election win on Sunday left her poised to enact a raft of expansionary fiscal measures.

TOKYO: Japanese workers' real wages fell in every month of 2025, underscoring the persistence of inflation and bolstering the case for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to continue down a more expansionary fiscal path after she secured a sweeping election victory last Sunday.

TOKYO — Japanese shares rose to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s conservatives won a historic election landslide with a projected two-thirds majority. If confirmed by official results,