‎Japanese stocks have jumped as markets opened on Monday, as PM Sanae Takaichi’s wins a landslide election
‎The coalition between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Japan Innovation Party has won 352 seats in the 465-member lower house
‎Takaichi had called for the snap election to secure a mandate after she made history by being elected Japan’s first female PM by lawmakers last October
‎The projected win marks a turnaround for the fortunes of the LDP, which lost its parliamentary majority under Takaichi’s predecessors
‎The election took place as the people of Japan face rising living costs and sluggish economic growth.
Edited by Favour Owonibi.