Name: 日本首相高市早苗解散國會並宣佈提前大選｜DW 新聞 (Japan's PM Takaichi dissolves parliament and calls snap elections | DW News)
Uploaded: 2026-02-03T09:16:46.000Z
Duration: 4 min 49 s

And Japan's new Prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has dissolved the lower house of parliament for snap elections.

日本新任首相武智早苗已經解散國會下議院，準備舉行閃電選舉。

The country's first female leader, a hardline conservative, has been in office for about three months now.

這位國家首位女性領導人，一位強硬保守派，上任至今大約三個月了。

She is hoping that strong approval ratings will translate into a clearer mandate for her Liberal Democratic Party, which lacks a majority of its own right now.

她希望能藉由強勁的支持率，為目前尚未掌握多數席位的自由民主黨，爭取到更明確的授權。

But the vote is about more than domestic politics.

但這次選舉的意義不僅止於國內政治。

It will also shape how Japan positions itself in an increasingly uncertain region.

它也將決定日本在日益不確定的區域中，將如何定位自己。

Just three months after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is sending the country to the polls on February 8.

上任僅三個月的日本首相武智早苗，將於2月8日帶領國家進行投票。

Her ruling Liberal Democratic Party does not command a majority in either house of Japan's parliament.

她所領導的執政自由民主黨，在日本國會的兩個議院中都未掌握多數席位。

She is seeking a direct mandate after taking over from her predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba.

在接替前任石田茂之後，她正尋求直接授權。

Things have changed completely since Ashiba was prime minister, and it doesn't represent the will of the people.

自從石田擔任首相以來，情況已完全改變，這並不代表民意。

I was hoping they would quickly dissolve parliament, so I think this is very good.

我本來希望他們能趕快解散國會，所以我覺得這樣很好。

With just two weeks of campaigning, it won't be possible to have a calm discussion of the issues, and

只有兩週的競選活動，不可能好好討論議題，

Japan's first female prime minister's short time in office has been marked by a promise to combat rising prices with tax cuts and heavy government spending.

日本首位女性領導人上任以來時間雖短，但她承諾透過減稅和政府大量支出來對抗物價上漲。

Abroad, she's been making waves, deepening cooperation with the United States and South Korea with while taking a firm hand on neighboring China.

在國外，她也引起了關注，與美國和南韓深化合作，同時對鄰國中國採取強硬態度。

The international situation is increasingly difficult.

The Chinese have conducted military exercises around Taiwan.

中國在臺灣周邊進行了軍事演習。

You can also see how China uses economic coercion to force other countries to submit to its demands by controlling raw materials in supply chains, materials that the world relies on and are widely used for civilian purposes.

你也可以看到中國如何透過控制供應鏈中的原物料，來迫使其他國家屈服於其要求，而這些原物料是全世界依賴且廣泛用於民生用途的。

That tougher, more nationalist tone is resonating with some voters, and Takechi is doing well in the polls.

那種更強硬、更民族主義的語氣，引起了一些選民的共鳴，武智在民調中表現不錯。

And after years of political churn, many value Takechi's direct style and emphasis on national security.

經過多年的政治動盪，許多人重視武智直接的風格和對國家安全的重視。

But her election bid is facing a significant challenge.

但她的參選之路面臨嚴峻挑戰。

Japan's main opposition party and a former coalition partner are joining forces, aiming to pull Japanese politics back towards the center.

日本主要反對黨和前執政盟友正聯手，目標是將日本政治拉回中間路線。

Our two parties have reached an agreement to form a new party so we can fight this election together.

我們的兩個政黨已達成協議，將組成一個新政黨，以便我們能一起參與這次選舉。

That fight will come to a head when Japan's voters decide all 465 seats in parliament's lower house.

這場較量將在全日本選民決定國會下議院所有 465 個席位時達到高潮。

Takichi's short but eventful time in office has been marked by speed and decisiveness, and

武智短暫但充滿事件的任期，以快速和果斷為標誌，而且

she's now betting that this snap election will turn that bold approach into stronger leadership for her and her party.

她現在正押注這次閃電選舉能將這種大膽的做法轉化為她和她政黨更強的領導力。

I spoke to Gavin Blair, a journalist in Tokyo, and

我採訪了在東京的記者 Gavin Blair，

I asked him why the prime minister dissolved parliament.

Now it's really all about the high approval ratings.

In some polls, she's polling as high as in the 70s.

在一些民調中，她的支持率高達百分之七十。

So this is a very good chance for her to strengthen that mandate.

所以這對她來說是個絕佳機會，能鞏固她的授權。

You said so far she's done well, that the visits from Trump and the South Korean Prime Minister have all gone very well, despite her lack of foreign affairs experience.

你說到目前為止她做得很好，儘管她缺乏外交經驗，但與川普和南韓總理的會面都進行得很順利。

The public seems to like the fact that she's not from a political dynasty and the fact that she is a woman in a.

大眾似乎很喜歡她不是來自政治世家，而且她是一位女性。

In a political landscape where it feels that things rarely change.

在一個感覺上很少有變化的政治環境裡。

She does feel something of a breath of fresh air.

她確實讓人感覺像一股清新的空氣。

So this is, this is a chance for her to get a strong mandate.

所以這是一個讓她獲得強大授權的機會。

And yet everything, despite everything you say, her governing coalition does just have a one seat majority in Parliament.

然而，儘管你說了這麼多，她的執政聯盟在國會中僅僅只有一個席位的多數。

So is this a risk, calling this these snap elections?

所以，發動這次閃電選舉，這是不是一場冒險？

She does have a majority of just one and that coalition is, is quite precarious.

她的執政聯盟確實只差一席，而且非常不穩固。

They pull out at any time if they disagree with any of her policies.

只要她們的政策有任何意見不合，她們隨時都可能退出。

As you just mentioned, they've just formed a new party that's literally this week.

正如你剛才提到的，他們這週才剛組成一個新政黨。

我甚至還沒完全記住它的名字。

It translates as the Centrist Reform Alliance.

它的名字翻譯過來是「中間改革聯盟」。

So this brings together the main opposition party and Comito, the former coalition partner.

所以這結合了主要的在野黨和前執政夥伴 Comito。

Comito has a formidable electioneering machine that used to deliver a lot of votes to the ldp.

Comito 擁有強大的競選機器，過去曾為自民黨贏得許多選票。

It should now be able to deliver a lot of those to the new party.

現在應該能為這個新政黨贏得許多選票。

However, forming a new party literally weeks before the election, where the electorate really is not quite sure what they stand for, that is quite a risk.

不過，在選舉前幾週才成立新政黨，選民其實還不太確定他們的立場，這真的很有風險。

So, yeah, this is something of a gamble for Takechi, but

所以，這對武智來說有點像在賭博，但

I think a gamble she certainly thinks is worth taking.

我認為這絕對是她認為值得一搏的賭注。