NHK reported on February 9 that in the Japanese House of Representatives election held on the 8th, the ruling coalition consisting of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led by Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato and the Japan Innovation Party won a majority of seats. In particular, the LDP secured 316 seats, breaking through the threshold of two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives alone.

At the same time, U.S. President Trump posted on the "Truth Social" platform, praising the election results. He said, "Warm congratulations to Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato and her ruling coalition for their overwhelming victory in this extremely important election."

Trump called Takahashi Hayato "a highly respected and widely popular leader," and stated that her wise decision to hold the election has yielded substantial returns. Trump also mentioned that the LDP led by Takahashi Hayato currently controls the Japanese legislative body and has achieved an historic two-thirds majority in the post-war era.

In the final part of his post, Trump expressed his honor in endorsing Takahashi and her ruling coalition, and he hoped that Takahashi would make significant progress in advancing her conservative agenda of "peace through strength." He also praised the voting enthusiasm of the Japanese people and pledged to always provide firm support to Japan.

In fact, this is not the first time Trump has publicly expressed support for Takahashi Hayato. On February 5, local time, Trump posted on "Truth Social," stating that he fully and completely supports Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato and the ruling coalition of the LDP and the Japan Innovation Party, and announced that Takahashi Hayato will visit the United States on March 19.

The Nikkei Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun published editorials on the 6th, saying that it is unprecedented for the U.S. president to explicitly support a specific political party as the Japanese House of Representatives election approaches, which raises suspicions of interfering in Japan's internal affairs.

The report stated that Trump's actions violate the principle of "non-intervention in internal affairs" under international law. In the international community, countries are not subject to coercion from other countries and can freely choose their own political systems. The UN Charter also advocates for the equality of state sovereignty and guarantees its political independence. Therefore, Trump's remarks are "problematic": This cannot help but be interpreted as Trump backing the continuation of Takahashi as prime minister, supporting the Takahashi government. It is like if the Japanese prime minister issued statements supporting specific candidates before the U.S. university elections. "This is very inappropriate."

Some analysts believe that Trump is increasingly trying to interfere in other countries' elections, attempting to influence the international situation by leveraging right-wing regimes or parties with similar conservative ideologies. In addition to Takahashi, Trump has publicly supported Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán, who will hold a general election in April. Last autumn, he invited Argentine President Milei to the White House and later urged voters to vote for Milei's party in the upcoming Argentine midterm elections. Recently, the Trump administration forcibly seized Venezuelan President Maduro and threatened Cuba, which are examples of such actions.

However, the parties involved seem to be indifferent to being "interfered in internal affairs." Earlier, Takahashi Hayato posted on X platform in both Japanese and English, expressing gratitude for the previous comments from U.S. President Trump. She said, "I sincerely thank President Trump for his warm speech, and I look forward to visiting the White House this spring. I will continue to work together with President Trump to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance."

Takahashi believes that the Japan-U.S. alliance and friendship are built on deep trust and strong cooperation, so its potential is "limitless." She concluded by saying, "Let us work together to ensure that our alliance continues to bring peace and prosperity to both countries and a broader region."

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