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4:53Now PlayingVoting is underway in Japan's snap elections. Conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called the early vote just months after coming to power. he country's first female prime minister is hoping that her high approval ratings will deliver a bigger mandate in parliament for her party. Opinion polls suggest the gamble may pay off, with many voters drawn to her direct style.
DW speaks to journalist Martin Fritz in Tokyo.
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