JAPAN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER: SANAE TAKAICHI
- Michael Thervil
- 4 hours ago
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Written by Michael Thervil
[Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi] Today, Japan has reached a rare milestone in politics, as it has elected its first female Prime Minister by the name of Sanae Takaichi of the Conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi graduated from the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management in the mid to late 1980’s and secured an internship with American Representative Patricia Schroeder (Colorado). 64-year-old Sanae Takaichi not only projects a conservative background and political stance; but she also seems to be politically in line with American President Donald Trump.
Sanae Takaichi who won by popular vote in the lower house (237-149) and 125-46 in the upper house. She’s conservative when it comes to her stance on Japanese immigration policy and she also champions a hawkish stance towards China and on the wide range of social issues that seem to have stifled the growth and development of Japan. The newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has also called for stopping non-Japanese people from purchasing property in Japan as well as the creation of anti-espionage laws under the guise that there could currently be Chinese citizens residing in Japan that could be spying for the Chinese government.
Although her previous passion of being a rock and roll drummer in college, loving cars, and driving fast motorcycles is notable, outside of that she still believes in traditional Japanese gender roles. In addition to that, Sanae Takaichi also takes a hard stance on homosexuality and lesbian in Japanese culture. She’s also bullish on the notion of only male being the only succession to the imperial Japanese thrown. This is something that’s causing quite a stir amongst many women in Japan who feel that the Japanese society should embrace the idea that women should be considered equal to men.
In fact, Sanae Takaichi, holds the position that women should not be allowed to keep their maiden names upon marriage. Many believe that the reason for this is because she divorces and remarried the same man of the same political party by the name of Taku Yamamoto and he ended up taking her surname (rare event in Japan).
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also takes the position that Japan should create programs to aid couples in having more Japanese children. This is despite her not being able to successfully conceive herself. This is highly relevant as it is widely known on an international scale that the birth rate in Japan has been significantly declining over the last few decades. While all of this seems like a tremendous setback for Japanese women, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a staunch supporter of raising the number of women in her cabinet to 50%.
Since being elected to the Japanese parliament in 1992, she took on the responsibility of ensuring that the people of Japan were protected by introducing/signing off on regulation to their benefit. When it comes to fiduciary responsibility, Sanae Takaichi has openly subscribed to the notion of deficit spending when it comes to things such as defense and economic expenditures. Other things that are important to Sanae Takaichi is her take on Japanese history particularly when it comes to World War 2 history. From her perspective, Japan was not as aggressive as the western historical record would have one believe. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has even gone so far as to chastise the collective west for their role in participating in war crimes during the 2nd world war.
OUR POSITION AT VEDA WORLD NEWS
Cut from the cloth former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, geopolitical pundits are currently watching the political chessboard to see how Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will politically spar with President Trump on issue such as his reciprocal tariffs and whether Japan is going to continue to serve as a vassal state to America. While it may be one thing for a Japanese woman to be considered a rebel in Japan – it's another thing to be considered such through the eyes of a westerner like President Trump who more than likely will see her as “just another woman”.
During her victory speech Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated the following:
“I myself will throw out the term work-life balance. 'I will work and work and work and work and work.”
Words are one thing, but actions are another. Like any other politician, we at VEDA world news wish them all a successful administration. The only question we have here is:
“How long will it take for her hair to turn grey?”
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