Exit polls show landslide win for Shinzo Abe

Exit polls suggest that the party of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has secured a large majority in the country's parliamentary elections, reports BBC.

Mr Abe had called a snap poll to boost support for his economic reforms.

He was elected in 2012 and has tried to revive the economy by raising public spending and printing money.

Despite exit polls showing Mr Abe's conservative Liberal Democratic Party ahead, analysts said it would probably fall short of a two-thirds majority - meaning it was likely to remain in coalition with junior partner Komeito.