Sanae Takaichi was reelected as Japan’s prime minister on Wednesday as parliament convened a special session following her Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) landslide victory in the February 8 general election.

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has expanded its lead from last week in a Kyodo News poll on the proportional representation race ahead of the Feb. 8 election, the survey showed on Sunday.

Japan’s largest opposition party plans to support a unified candidate in collaboration with other groups in an effort to block Ms. Sanae Takaichi’s election as prime minister, according to media reports following the collapse of the ruling coalition.

Japan’s largest opposition party is reportedly working to rally behind a single candidate for prime minister in collaboration with other opposition groups, aiming to prevent Sanae Takaichi from assuming the role.

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has announced it will elect a new leader on October 4, following the resignation of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has denied media reports suggesting he plans to resign following his ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) heavy loss in the recent upper house election. Speaking on Wednesday, the 68-year-old leader called such rumors “completely unfounded.”

A man was arrested on Saturday after allegedly throwing several suspected petrol bombs at the headquarters of Japan's ruling party and crashing his car into a fence outside the prime minister's office, according to police.