If elected, Takaichi will face a host of issues, including an ageing population and growing unease about immigration.
Sanae Takaichi has been elected to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is therefore likely to become the next prime minister, the first woman to lead the nation in its history.
Takaichi beat Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in a run-off vote on Saturday after none of the five candidates won a majority in
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