Name: 日本國會大選！高市早苗尋求更大授權，結果即將揭曉 | DW 新聞 (Polls close in Japan as PM Takaichi seeks bigger mandate in Parliament | DW News)
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Voters braved the snow to cast their ballots in what many are seeing as a referendum on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's leadership.

選民冒著大雪投票，許多人認為這是對總理高市早苗領導能力的公投。

Japan's first female prime minister is hoping that strong approval ratings will translate into a bigger mandate in parliament for her party.

日本首位女性總理希望強勁的支持率能為她的政黨在國會爭取到更大的授權。

Opinion polls suggest the gamble may pay off with many voters drawn to her direct station style.

民意調查顯示，她的賭注可能會見效，許多選民被她直率的風格吸引。

And journalist Sonia Blaschke joins us now from Tokyo.

記者 Sonia Blaschke 現在從東京加入我們。

So the Japanese Prime Minister Sana Takaichi had hoped for an easy win in this snap election.

所以，日本總理高市早苗原本希望在這場閃電式選舉中輕鬆獲勝。

I think it's highly likely that her gamble will have paid off.

我認為她的賭注很有可能會見效。

It's of course, too early now to, you know, give any specific percentages.

現在當然還太早，你知道，給出任何具體的百分比。

But given really high popularity among voters, it is very likely that, like I said, her gamble will have paid off.

但考慮到她在選民中非常受歡迎，就像我說的，她的賭注很有可能會見效。

And I mean, on the one hand she is very popular.

On the other hand, the opposition is also very, very weak.

另一方面，反對黨也非常、非常弱。

So this combination makes it very likely for her to be able to realize many of her policies in the future.

所以這種組合讓她很有可能在未來實現許多政策。

Now, where's this popularity actually coming from?

那麼，這種受歡迎程度究竟從何而來？

I mean, Takechi is known as a hard line conservative with strong views on gender.

我是說，高市早苗以強硬保守派聞名，對性別議題有強烈看法。

Are those really the issues that voters care about most?

這些真的是選民最關心的議題嗎？

I mean, she's been really good at appealing to the voters, national pride in a sense, but

我是說，她真的很擅長訴諸選民，某種程度上是國家自豪感，但

And many people are very concerned because the prices of food, for example, have risen considerably in the last year.

很多人都非常擔心，因為像食物的價格，在過去一年裡已經大幅上漲。

So they are worried about, you know, the lack of money in their wallets.

所以他們擔心的是，你知道的，錢包裡的錢不夠。

Markets and also housing prices have gone up quite a bit.

That is also related indirectly to immigration because foreign buyers have affected the Japanese market.

這也間接與移民有關，因為外國買家影響了日本市場。

So she's been focusing very much on the economy.

And you also mentioned security, of course, key issues like strong defense policies and a more nationalist direction.

你也提到了安全，當然，還有像強力的國防政策和更民族主義的方向等關鍵議題。

So if Takaichi wins the snap election, what's that mean for Japan's foreign policy?

所以如果高市贏了閃電式選舉，這對日本的外交政策意味著什麼？

I think we'll be seeing more of the same.

我認為我們會看到更多類似的情況。

She's been showing a sort of assertive playfulness so far, and

到目前為止，她一直展現出一種果斷的玩味，而且

I think she will continue that because that's brought her a lot of success.

我認為她會繼續這樣做，因為這為她帶來了很多成功。

But I think we'll see even more of that assertiveness and also more of her trying to forge ties with other conservative leaders around the world.

但我認為我們會看到更多這種果斷，也會看到她更多地試圖與世界各地的其他強硬保守派領導人建立聯繫。

She will also try to increase defense spending.

Japan has a very, has a pacifistic constitution, but

日本有一部非常、非常和平主義的憲法，但是

she will probably try to change that and use her popularity to do that.

她可能會試圖改變這一點，並利用她的受歡迎程度來做到這一點。

Journalist Sonia Blaschke reporting from Tokyo.