Takaichi wins Japan's snap election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is the clear winner in Japan's general election. The conservative Liberal Democratic Party looks set to win a much larger majority than before.
World politicsPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi is the clear winner in Japan's general election. The conservative Liberal Democratic Party looks set to win a much larger majority than before.
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Music"Work, work, work, work and work." That's what Japan's new leader Sanae Takaichi promised her party colleagues to do. The country's first female prime minister calls a meeting at three in the morning, opts out of free time and opens up for even longer working days.
WorldThe role model is Britain's "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher. With a background as a hard-hitting drummer in a heavy metal band, Sanae Takaichi is now Japan's first female prime minister. She has promised to "work like a horse" to get Japan's economic wheels moving and the financial market seems to believe her.
World politicsThe role model is Britain's "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher. With a background as a hard-hitting drummer in a heavy metal band, Sanae Takaichi now wants to become Japan's first female prime minister. She has promised to "work like a horse" to get Japan's economic wheels moving and the financial market seems to believe her.
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