Takaichi’s office convened a press briefing this Monday afternoon, and Japanese media agree that the meeting aims to explain how she will conduct this process.

Several political parties began preparing their upcoming election campaigns after news broke last week following a meeting between the prime minister and high-ranking members of the ruling coalition, comprised of her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party.

The head of government shared her plan to dissolve the legislature and call for elections as a strategy to consolidate the LDP’s parliamentary majority and strengthen her government’s agenda.

Takaichi enjoys an approval rating of nearly 70 percent, a remarkable figure given her short time in power, as the first woman to lead Japan assumed office in October 2015.

The call for elections, which could be made during the parliamentary session on January 23, according to most of the national press, seeks to capitalize on this moment of popularity.

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