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 during her campaign by US President Donald Trump, to accelerate the implementation of her hard-line agenda.

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…