Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's governing party is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major networks say, citing their exit polls.

With a straight-talking style and an image as a hard worker that have won her support, especially with younger voters, Takaichi has accelerated military spending to counter China,

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan was on course for a big win in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, setting the stage for her to impose policies that could drastically reshape the country’s military,

NHK says Takaichi’s ruling coalition led by her Liberal Democratic Party could win more than two-thirds of the 465-seat lower house, the more powerful of the country’s two-chamber parliament.

Japan’s conservative prime minister Sanae Takaichi has won a landslide victory after she gambled on a high-stakes snap election, exit polls suggest.

Donald Trump endorsed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of a lower house election set for Sunday that polls suggest will hand Takaichi a resounding victory.

Millions in Japan are voting in a snap election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose coalition is predicted to clinch a decisive win. Just months after she was elected by lawmakers, Takaichi decided to go to the polls to seek the public's mandate.

Polls are predicting a landslide for Sanae Takaichi on Sunday, which would give her direct public backing as she seeks to boost Japan’s defense capabilities.