Ken Wong, Asia Equity Portfolio Specialist at Eastspring, says Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's call for a snap election was a necessary move. He states that she needs to garner momentum to implement her fiscal policies and continue driving growth and recovery in Japan.

Since taking office last October, Sanae Takaichi has enjoyed high public support.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she would dissolve the lower house of parliament to hold snap elections on February 8.

Sanae Takaichi tells senior figures in ruling Liberal Democratic party she plans to dissolve lower house on 23 January

The vote will decide all 465 seats in parliament’s lower house and mark her first electoral test since becoming leader.

The snap vote will mark Takaichi's first electoral test since becoming Japan's first female premier in October.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called for a snap election three months after being elected to office in pursuit of a mandate to fuel what she said is major…

Ken Wong, Asia Equity Portfolio Specialist at Eastspring, says Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's call for a snap election was a necessary move. He states that she needs to…

Takaichi may be trying to capitalize on her high approval ratings to shore up the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's coalition in parliament.