Hardline Takaichi to shatter Japan's glass ceiling

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is set to be voted in as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, marking a symbolic shattering of the glass ceiling in a country where men still wield most power and setting the stage for a forceful shift to the right.

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... An acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Takaichi is now almost certain to become prime minister at a parliamentary vote on Tuesday after her Liberal Democratic Party on Monday agreed to a coalition deal with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin. She is expected to appoint another Abe protege, Satsuki Katayama, to the post of finance chief, local media reported. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-21 12:47 AM | Reply

Yeah, I've been watching this saga unfold over the past week or two on Bloomberg TV's evening coverage of Asia news and also NHK news ( www3.nhk.or.jp )

From the latter ...

Takaichi expected to become Japan's new prime minister
www3.nhk.or.jp

... Japanese lawmakers will soon elect the country's next prime minister. Ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Takaichi Sanae is expected to win. She would be the first woman to hold the position. ...

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-21 12:52 AM | Reply