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Japan, snap elections

Japan's first woman PM tipped for thumping election win

Japan votes in snap elections Sunday with polls pointing to a resounding win for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives after a honeymoon start for the country's first woman leader. Surveys ahead of Sunday's lower house election indicate -- with some caution due to undecided voters -- that the LDP will easily win more than the 233 seats needed to regain a majority.

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Japan election: How Takaichi's historic night unfolded

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Japan’s Leader Is Set for a Big Election Win. Here’s What to Know.

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VIEW Japan's Takaichi set for major lower house victory

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's coalition appeared headed for a landslide victory in an election on Sunday, exit polls indicated.

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Japan heads to the polls, as PM hopes to increase power

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Live Updates: Japan’s Leader Set for Big Win in Snap Election

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Japan's prime minister wins landslide election victory

Her Liberal Democratic Party won more than two thirds of the seats in the lower house of parliament.

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Japanese people brave snow to vote in snap election

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Sanae Takaichi ahead in Japanese election

Japan puts faith in first female prime minister

Sanae Takaichi, the first female prime minister of Japan, is poised to secure an absolute majority in parliament after exit polls predicted her party winning a landslide victory in Sunday’s election.

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Understanding Takaichi Sanae: Sheila Smith on Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

How did Takaichi Sanae overcome barriers to become prime minister? What circumstances and personal qualifications or experiences helped her candidacy succeed? The path to the prime minister’s office for Takaichi Sanae was hard-won. Her political career ...

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Saya Kamitani is first woman to win Tokyo Sports MVP; Takeshita, Sareee also honored

Bow once again to your Phenex Queen. After months of presenting her case on why she is the undisputed top draw of Japanese wrestling regardless of gender, World of STARDOM and NJPW Strong Women's Champion Saya Kamitani made history today as the first woman ...

She’s Upending Japanese Politics With Two Words: ‘I’m Pregnant’

Hikaru Fujita, who’s running in Sunday’s parliamentary election, is a standout in a country where expectant mothers rarely enter national politics.

JR group tackles congestion at women's toilets at stations

Japan Railways group has been rolling out measures to ease congestion at women's toilets at stations, including increasing the number