In this articleJP3Y-JPJP3M-JPJP20Y-JPJP2Y-JPJP15Y-JPJP10Y-JP.N225A screen displays Nikkei 225 Stock Average inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Japanese stocks surged to fresh record highs, while bonds dropped, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured a landslide victory. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA yen nearing 160 to the dollar, record Japanese equities and higher Japanese govern ...