Inspired by Thatcher, Japan's PM-in-waiting Takaichi smashes glass ceiling
Although Takaichi has pledged to increase the number of female cabinet ministers, an area where Japan has lagged its G7 peers, polls show her conservative positions chime more with men than women.
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2025. (photo credit: Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)ByREUTERS
