Takaichi, who made history last year as Japan’s first female prime minister, called the early election to bolster support for her policy platform and secure a clear majority in the House of Representatives.

Japan election live updates: Voter turnout stood at 16.05% as of 2 pm local time, down from 19.12% at the same point in the last election, according to Japan’s ministry of internal affairs and communications,

Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan's first woman prime minister in October but has shown little appetite for framing her leadership around gender. While declaring the late British prime minister Thatcher as her political idol,

Japanese politics is certainly not immune from today’s world of disinformation and misinformation. As Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, won a landslide majority in Sunday’s snap election,

Pakistan, Feb. 9 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's coalition swept to a historic election win on Sunday, paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China.