On February 10, Japanese editors prioritized the institutionalization of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory. In the morning, reports focused on the Liberal Democratic Party’s 68% seat share, the highest in the postwar era, and the scheduling of a special Diet session for February 18. Media behavior shifted toward analyzing the "Takaichi Whirlwind," noting her 67.3% approval rating and her invitation to the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) to join the cabinet, effectively consolidating a hawkish supermajority. By early evening, nationalistic sentiment dominated the headlines as Murase Kokomo won Japan’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s snowboard big air. This followed Miho Takagi’s bronze in speed skating and Ren Nikaido’s bronze in ski jumping, leading editors to frame Japan as a rising winter sports power. The day concluded with heavy coverage of a massive fraud scandal at Prudential Life Insurance and the Nikkei’s continued record-breaking climb, fueled by investor confidence in Takaichi’s fiscal expansion policies.