Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Saturday to make Japan ¡°more prosperous and safer,¡± including through tougher immigration screening, in a final appeal to voters on the eve of snap elections.
Opinion polls suggest that Takaichi¡¯s ruling bloc, led by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), could romp home in Sunday¡¯s vote and secure a two-thirds majority in the powerful lower house.
¡°Pushing the button for growth is the Takaichi cabinet¡¯s job. Japan will become more and more prosperous and safer,¡± Takaichi, 64, told a campaign rally attended by thousands in Tokyo.
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