TOKYO: Japanese voters trudged through snow on Sunday to cast their ballots in an election predicted to hand Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a resounding win, though record dumps in some parts of the country snarled traffic and could dent turnout. The conservative coalition of Takaichi, the nation’s first female leader, is on track to win around 300 of the 465 seats in the lower house of parliament, according to multiple opinion polls, a large gain from the 233 it is defending.

The poll showed that the LDP-led coalition was likely to secure more than 300 of the 465 seats in the Lower House.

Sanae Takaichi is popular - but inflation and a diplomatic row with China weigh on voters' minds.

TOKYO: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Saturday to make Japan “more prosperous and safer” in her final appeal to voters on the eve of snap elections. Opinion polls suggest…

Polls show the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on course for a decisive victory in the February 8 legislative elections.

Observers say Sanae Takaichi's personal popularity may boost the ruling party's showing at the polls.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks a decisive election win to advance her conservative agenda amidst challenges for the LDP.

Opinion polls suggest Takaichi's conservative coalition could win as many as 300 of the 465 seats in the lower house.

TOKYO: Japanese voters trudged through snow on Sunday to cast their ballots in an election predicted to hand Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a resounding win, though record dumps in…

La dirigente, convertida en un fenómeno que trasciende la política, aspira a una mayoría absoluta en la Cámara baja

Ministerpräsidentin Sanae Takaichi hatte sich vorgenommen, dass ihre Partei die absolute Mehrheit der Stimmen erhält. Ersten Prognosen zufolge geht ihr Plan auf.

The PM's LDP set to win 274 to 328 of the 465 seats in Japan's lower house, according to exit polls.

Exit polls point to public endorsement of new prime minister Sanae Takaichi

Combined with coalition partner Ishin, Takaichi’s bloc could win up to 366 of 465 seats in the lower house.

While final results are not expected until Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hailed what he called a 'big victory' for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Takaichi aims to boost Japan’s economy and military capabilities as tensions grow with China and she tries to nurture ties with the United States.

La premier giapponese ottiene una maggioranza record. Il blocco conservatore conquista oltre 300 seggi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's snap election won her Liberal Democratic Party a two-thirds majority in parliament's lower house.

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide-victory in snap elections; who is Japan's first female leader?

Japan's Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party overwhelmingly found the support of voters in a Sunday election, sweeping a supermajority.

The ultra-nationalist's Liberal Democratic Party secured an overwhelming majority in Sunday's elections. The new balance of power is expected to allow the prime minister, backed…