00:01Japanese Prime Minister Senai Takaichi's coalition wins a historic landslide election victory.
00:07This paves the way for promised tax cuts and military spending aimed at countering China.
00:12She led her Liberal Democratic Party to 316 of the 465 seats in the lower house.
00:18Together with coalition partner Japan Innovation Party, the alliance holds 352 seats, giving it a two-thirds supermajority.
00:26This allows Takaichi to push through legislation and override the upper house where she does not have a majority.
00:33Voters have been drawn to Takaichi's direct, hardworking image, but her nationalist stance and focus on security have strained relations with China.
00:41Her pledges to cut taxes also rattled financial markets.
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