Sanae Takaichi, who has proved popular as the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, was on course for a sweeping mandate after a snap election on Sunday.

Anutin, who was in power for less than 100 days before calling ‌a snap election, and his conservative Bhumjaithai Party secured 193 out of 500 seats at stakeImage: Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo/dpa/picture ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with President Donald Trump, reacts as she was speaking to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American ...

PM Anutin's Bhumjaithai party has defied expectations and won the most seats in the general election, while the reformist People's Party struggled to define itself against the ruling party. Thailand's ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party is set to secure a big majority in Japan's lower house in an election on Sunday, public ‌broadcaster NHK forecast, based on exit polls. Takaichi's ...