Photo Flash | Sanae Takaichi set to be reelected Japanese prime minister

(260218) -- TOKYO, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a scene of Japan's prime ministerial designation vote in the House of Representatives in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 18, 2026. Sanae Takaichi, president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, secured appointment in the powerful lower house as prime minister without a runoff vote on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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