Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi Seeks Snap Election Amid Cost of Living Crisis

Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is campaigning ahead of a snap general election,she called in the hope of strengthening her party's position in parliament. Opinion polls suggest that her nationalist tone — highlighting tax cuts, higher spending and closer security ties with the US and South Korea while taking afirm stance on China— is resonating with voters amid acost of living crisis. But a new opposition alliance aims to challenge her bid.