Jack Pitcher

I think she'd be even happier if she could get a big majority for her ruling party alone, which some of the polls suggest that she could.

The opposition is somewhat fragmented, somewhat divided.

All the polls are pointing to a landslide for her.

Takeichi is a little unusual in Japanese politics.

The political scene in Japan is very much dominated by men and by people from famous political families.

So Takeichi is a bit of an outsider.

She came from humble beginnings.

Her father was a factory worker.

Her mom worked as an administrator for the police.

And she's been slogging away in the fringes, really, of conservative politics in Japan for the last 30 years.

And then in October last year, she had her chance to run for leader of the ruling party.

She won, and now she is the prime minister.

Her ruling coalition doesn't have a majority in the lower house of parliament.

She wanted to strengthen her position to make sure that she could push through her agenda.

The goal is to get a big majority for the coalition.

I think she'd be even happier if she could get a big majority for her ruling party alone, which some of the polls suggest that she could.

The opposition is somewhat fragmented, somewhat divided.

All the polls are pointing to a landslide for her.

The prospect of a landslide is almost entirely to do with Takeuchi's personal popularity.

She's only been in power for three months, so she hasn't really had an opportunity to do very much.