From a K-pop drumming duet to a spat with China to a snap election, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has had quite the rollercoaster ride in her first three months in office. Riding a wave of popularity, the hardline conservative dissolved parliament and called an election nearly three years early in a bid to regain a one-party majority and consolidate her rule. We take a closer look at Japan’s “Iron Lady” and her policies since becoming the country’s first female leader.



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