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A remarkable election victory that will reshape Japanese politics for years to come
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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?
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The prime minister’s hopes for her snap election depend on their ardour
