Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing party has secured a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election. Takaichi says she is now positioned to pursue her policies.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 share index has jumped 4.7% after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election

Her ruling party and coalition partner are poised to sweep the majority of seats in the lower house.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election

The yen strengthened against the dollar after Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party won an outright majority in Sunday’s lower house election, moving away from a zone seen triggering intervention.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s high-stakes gamble on a snap election has paid off, with voters handing her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a big majority Sunday, according to public broadcaster NHK.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in parliamentary elections Sunday, Japanese media reported, citing preliminary results. The landslide victory was due,

Japan's governing coalition led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is projected to have won two-thirds of the seats in the House of Representatives. Ms Takaichi sought and got a clear public mandate in a general election she called just four months after becoming leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.