Less than half a year into office and Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has called a snap election, dissolving the Lower House on Jan. 23 and sending voters to the polls on Feb. 8. “I am putting my future as prime minister on this election,” Takaichi said at a press conference Monday, according to…
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrapped up her first summit talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday, with the new Japanese leader pledging to realize “a new golden age” for their countries’ alliance. Security was tight in the capital, with some 18,000 police officers mobilized for the meeting, a crucial test of Takaichi’s…
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Respected figure: Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: To become Japan’s Iron Lady. It was only after two failed attempts that Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic parliamentary vote on 21 October, the 64-year-old was elected Japan’s first female prime minister. She’s a colourful figure on the right of the governing Liberal Democratic…