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The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported citing preliminary results, earning a landslide victory thanks to her popularity.
The government said that about 40 percent of all polling stations closed earlier than planned because of heavy snow on Sunday.