00:00Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday in an election expected to hand Prime Minister
00:10Sanai Takaichi a resounding win, although record snowfall blanketing parts of the country could
00:16keep some voters at home. Takaichi's conservative coalition is predicted to win around 300 of the
00:24465 seats in the lower house of parliament. According to multiple opinion polls, a large
00:31gain from the 233 it is defending. Voters in Tokyo said the rising cost of living was on their minds
00:39as they cast their ballots.
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00:58GAI-C,
01:19with up to 70 centimeters of snow forecast in northern and eastern regions on sunday
01:32some voters will have to battle blizzards to pass their verdict on her administration
01:37it is only the third post-war election held in february with elections typically called during
01:43milder months even the capital tokyo was given a rare dusting of snow causing some minor traffic
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