Japan party leaders make final pitches ahead of Sun. general election

Japan's party leaders made their final pitches to voters on Saturday, a day before the general election to decide whether to give a mandate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policies and her party's new ruling coalition framework.As concerns grow that heavy snowfall forecast for many parts of the country on Sunday may affect voter turnout, the Liberal Democratic Party led by Takaichi and its junior partner, the Japan Innovation Party, aim to secure a combined majority in the powerful lower house.Media polls suggest the coalition may score a landslide victory.In her final stump speech of t…READ FULL ARTICLE