“Final summer season, Japan’s long-dominant political power, the Liberal Democratic Get together, confronted an existential disaster. Affected by scandal, it had suffered a sequence of electoral defeats so devastating that its chief, Japan’s prime minister, was pressured to resign,” the New York Occasions studies.
“Then, simply because the political obituaries had been being written, the Liberal Democrats discovered a savior: Sanae Takaichi, a veteran conservative lawmaker who in October grew to become the primary lady to function Japan’s prime minister.”
“Ms. Takaichi, 64, spoke plainly and energetically — generally with Trumpian thrives — about immigration, taxes and the excessive price of residing. She had a knack for connecting with younger individuals: quoting strains from manga, raving concerning the Hanshin Tigers baseball group and the arduous rock band B’z, and talking candidly concerning the stresses of selecting her wardrobe when she took her place on the worldwide stage.”
“On Sunday, solely 110 days into her tenure, Ms. Takaichi achieved what had appeared not possible just a few months in the past: the largest electoral victory within the L.D.P.’s 71-year historical past.”
