Stuart Clarkson

The BBC's Stuart Clarkson has more.

reaching 57,000 for the first time in its history.

Investors say Ms Takeichi's large majority will help to ensure that Japan implements stable economic policies over the next five years.

Since she became the nation's first female premier in October, the so-called Takeichi trade has pushed domestic shares in Japan to record highs, but also caused a rapid sell-off in Japanese government bonds and the value of the yen.

Her government's pledged to spend heavily to stimulate the economy, with things such as defence, artificial intelligence and chips being singled out by Ms Takeichi for investment.

I'm the BBC's Stuart Clarkson for Marketplace.

Tokyo stocks soar after a landslide at the polls.

Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.

I'm Stuart Clarkson.

Good morning.

Japanese stocks ended the day on a record high after the country's general election.

Hi there.

So quite a historic result.

What does this mean for the economy in Japan?

And defence spending is something else that's been talked about.

And given the majority that she's got, it seems likely that's going to happen now.

OK, Surajana Tiwari, thanks for being with us here on Marketplace.

Let's do the numbers now.

And there's a general bounce back in stocks this morning with major markets up across Asia and Europe.

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