For a leader often accused of dodging the press, there’s one ironic thing about Sanae Takaichi: She’s front-page material.
Since becoming 91AV原创 first female prime minister a year ago, she has divided opinion in a way few of her often-staid predecessors have. Critics and backers can’t even seem to agree on the fundamentals: She has been labeled a radical, a reflationist, a neo-militarist and a female premier who is holding women back. Most of these labels range from inaccurate to nonsensical. The true Takaichi remains elusive.
But what’s undeniable is that she has made the Japanese prime ministership feel relevant to a degree it hasn’t for years. Whether the increased attention, from Washington to Beijing, is welcome or not, few are ignoring Japan anymore.
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