Tokyo, Feb. 7 -- As the general election for the lower house in Japan is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 8, the political leaders in the country are making their final appeals to voters on Saturday, which will determine whether the country's first woman Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, secures a mandate for her policies and the newly formed ruling coalition framework, Kyodo News reported.

According to Kyodo News, the election comes amid concerns that heavy snowfall forecast across large parts of Japan on Sunday could affect voter turnout.

Prime Minister Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), are seeking to secure a combined majority in the powerful lower h...