Parliament was highly likely to approve Takaichi as prime minister on Tuesday afternoon and she will formally take office after meeting the emperor later
As Rakaichi tried out the party president's chair and posed for a photo as is customary for the newly elected leader, she said, ”Now that the LDP has its first female president, its scenery will chang ...
On Friday, closely watched government data showed the country's inflation rate slowed in December, largely thanks to government subsidies for electricity and gas.
Takaichi, Japan’s first woman prime minister, was appointed in October, and her cabinet is riding high in the polls despite her Liberal Democratic Party’s flagging popularity.
