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Japan’s first female prime minister counts on her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s election
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to leverage her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country's economy and military capabilities in the face growing tensions with China and an unpredictable Washington.
The outcome is Liberal Democratic Party's best in its history. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan Election: 'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi Secures Massive Mandate, PM Modi Reaffirms Strategic Ties
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi achieved a significant electoral victory, allowing her Conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to secure a supermajority in the lower house, with projections indicating 328 out of 465 seats.