Japan's prime minister wins landslide election victory
- Japan's Prime Minister Senai Takeuchi secures a decisive parliamentary majority, enabling constitutional reform.
- Thai Prime Minister Anatin Chavirikun wins re-election, defying polls that favored reformist candidates.
- Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years under n
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