Latest: Exit polls point to win for Shinzo Abe in Japanese election

LATEST: Japanese voters have returned Prime Minster Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition to power in national elections, exit polls suggest.

Update 2.35pm: Japanese voters have returned Prime Minster Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition to power in national elections, exit polls suggest.

Japanese media released result projections shortly after polls closed at 8pm local time on Sunday.