What to know about Takaichi’s conservative policies after big election win

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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s big election win paves the way for her ruling party to dominate the crucial lower house of parliament. It also gives her the political power to make a strong rightward shift in Japan’s security, immigration and social policies. Here’s what to know about that divisive conservative agenda, which she calls necessary to make Japan “strong and prosperous.” Larger military capability, spending and arms sales Takaichi has pledged to revise security