Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan faces a major test of her leadership in a snap election on Sunday, as millions of people head to the polls to determine whether to grant her party enough seats i...

Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is seeking to secure her grip on power in a national election on Sunday, with polls suggesting a big win for her conservative party.

The conservative coalition of Takaichi, the ​nation's first female leader, could win more than 300 of the 465 seats in the lower house of parliament, according to multiple opinion ‌polls, a large gain...