When the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader on October 4, it marked a watershed moment in Japanese politics. For the first time, the ruling party entrusted its helm to a woman, and in doing so made her the frontrunner to become Japan’s first woman Prime Minister.
But Ms. Takaichi’s ascent is more than symbolic. It also highlighted the LDP’s shift back toward a hard-right, security-oriented posture after recent electoral setbacks.
A veteran politician with more than three decades of experience in politics, Ms.
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