Japan’s PM vows to push on with right-wing agenda after election victory

Sanae Takaichi has hailed her party’s election victory (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has secured a more than two-thirds majority in a key parliamentary election on Sunday, Japanese media reported.

Ms Takaichi, in a televised interview with public television network NHK, said that after the sweeping victory she is now ready to pursue her policies.