Takaichi's party secures landslide win in Japan election

TOKYO, Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing party won a landslide victory, surpassing the two-thirds supermajority required in the parliamentary elections on February 8.

As Japan's first female prime minister, the sweeping win allows her to pursue a significant conservative shift in Japan's security, immigration, and other policies.

Reacting to the news, the Nikkei 225 index hit the 5