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The prime minister’s hopes for her snap election depend on their ardour
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Japan’s prime minister has earned a once-in-a-generation chance to remake her country. Will she seize it?

Will her high approval ratings benefit her tarnished party?

The latest feud between the East Asian giants is unlikely to end soon

Takaichi Sanae wants bigger budgets, better spooks and a stronger arms industry

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

A remarkable election victory that will reshape Japanese politics for years to come