TOKYO -- Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the likely next prime minister, is a disciple of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with the creation of a strong Japanese economy being the central plank of her policy platform.
Japan leadership race
Japan's Sanae Takaichi: National security hawk and Abenomics torchbearer
New party leader is a fiscal dove and disciple of late PM Shinzo Abe
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election October 4, 2025. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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