Sanae Takaichi, who nearly became Japan’s first female prime minister, has been campaigning in the Lower House election on behalf of ruling party allies who were disciplined over the political ...

It is none other than Sanae Takaichi, who made remarks referring to the policy change at the Diet when she headed the ministry. Even after the ministry officially recognized that they are ...

Both the LDP and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the main beneficiary of the election– though ...

The TOPIX had earlier risen due to expectations that Sanae Takaichi, a female dovish candidate, could be elected prime minister (PM); these expectations had also weakened the yen. TOPIX only returned ...

Domestic stability enabled Japan to take on an international leadership role. Those days may be over. The post A Weakened ...

First is whether the administration can withstand internal fissures. The primary reason for the LDP’s loss is the public’s long-standing disdain for its mixture of politics and money. Although the ...

Or - probably once he has failed to form a stable government - it can get rid of him and consider switching to one of the ...

Japan’s October 2024 general election ended in a brutal takedown for the LDP. Having lost the majority it held since 2012, ...

Meanwhile, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, who lost the party leadership to Ishiba in a runoff vote last month, could take over as LDP chief if he steps down. The next few weeks ...