Source: Republic of China Taiwan
MOFA congratulates Japan on successful completion of general election
Date：2026-02-09
Data Source：TAIWAN-JAPAN RELATIONS ASSOCIATION
February 9, 2026No. 045Japan held its 51st House of Representatives election on February 8. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, won 316 of 465 seats, exceeding the two-thirds threshold and marking the highest number of seats ever secured by a single party in the lower house in postwar Japan. Combined with the 36 seats won by the Japan Innovation Party, the LDP’s coalition partner, the LDP-led bloc now holds 352 seats. On behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung extends his sincere congratulations to Japan on the smooth completion of the election. He has instructed the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan to promptly send congratulatory telegrams to Prime Minister Takaichi, members of the cross-party caucus Japan-ROC Diet Members’ Consultative Council, and other lawmakers friendly to Taiwan.Taiwan and Japan are important partners and friends that share the core values of democracy, freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. Bilateral interactions have long been close and cordial, with cooperation conducted through values-based diplomacy, alliance diplomacy, and economic diplomacy yielding fruitful results in a wide range of domains. In recent years, Japan has called on the international community to pay attention to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. There has been a high degree of consensus across political parties and society as a whole on supporting Taiwan’s international participation and deepening friendly exchanges between Taiwan and Japan.Building on this existing solid foundation and in the spirit of integrated diplomacy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs looks forward to furthering substantive cooperation with the government of Japan and all political parties to steadily elevate bilateral relations, promote a mutually beneficial comprehensive partnership, and advance peace, stability, and prosperity throughout the Indo-Pacific. (E)