FOCUS: Sweeping election win promises no free hand for PM Takaichi

TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may hope to build on the momentum of her ruling coalition's landslide victory in Sunday's election, but a divided parliament likely for years to come means no smooth ride as premier.

Takaichi appears tempted to draw some cues from her mentor and the country's longest-serving premier Shinzo Abe, whose aggressive economy-boosting policies and drastic reworking of the country's postwar defense posture have drawn parallels with hers.