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Japan's first female prime minister counts on popularity to help party win election

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to leverage her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country's economy and military capabilities in the face growing tensions with

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Japan puts faith in first female prime minister

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Japan's first female prime minister stakes her future on snap elections

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Xi Jinping faces Japan dilemma after Takaichi's historic election win

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory is handing Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dilemma: Engage with Japan’s most popular post-war leader or continue a deep freeze with the US’s top ally in As...

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Japan's Takaichi eyes constitutional reform after election win

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How Sanae Takaichi’s Japan Elections Win Could Alter Indo-Pacific Power Balance, India's Strategy

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'Will Steadfastly Protect Territorial Waters': Japan PM Takaichi's Message To China After Poll Win

“No one will come to the aid of a nation that lacks the resolve to defend itself with its own hands. We will steadfastly protect our nation’s peace and independence, our territory, territorial waters,...

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Morning Bid: Japan markets welcome chance of a long-stay PM

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Japan stocks cheer Takaichi win as yen moves away from danger

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Japan’s firebrand leader on track for big election win, exit polls show

There is widespread enthusiasm for Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, and polls appeared to affirm an appetite for her “Japan First” approach.

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The Woman Behind Japan’s Rightward Shift

Sanae Takaichi secured a supermajority in Japan’s lower house of parliament, giving her significant power to push a harder line against China and pursue a more restrictive immigration policy.

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How Japan’s first female leader won over disillusioned young voters

From viral handbags to selfies with world leaders, Sanae Takaichi's social savvy is paying off with the youth. That popularity will be put to the test in Japan’s upcoming lower-house election.