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QUOTES-Global Reaction to Sanae Takaichi Winning Japan Leadership Race
Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist and former economic security minister, won the LDP leadership and is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister.
- Sanae Takaichi won the leadership election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on October 4, 2025, in Tokyo, becoming the party's first female president.
- Her victory follows Shigeru Ishiba's LDP suffering major losses tied to inflation challenges and reflects a shift toward her conservative nationalist platform.
- Takaichi advocates for expansionary fiscal and monetary policy to reflate demand and moderate inflation through rising wages, differing from her predecessor's approach.
- Global leaders including U.S. Ambassador George Glass and Taiwan President Lai Ching-te congratulated her, while China urged Japan to honor political commitments and pursue positive relations.
- Takaichi is expected to replace Ishiba as prime minister after a mid-October parliamentary vote, increasing odds that the Bank of Japan will delay rate hikes at its October 29-30 meeting amid economic uncertainty and ahead of President Trump's planned Japan visit this month.
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Japanese House of Representatives member Sanae Takaichi has been elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party, making her the nation's first female prime minister. Wang Xinghuan, chairman of the People's Party of Japan, stated on the 5th that if Sanae succeeds, she is expected to continue Abe's path, positioning Taiwan-Japan friendship as the cornerstone of normalizing the post-Cold War order in East Asia and the first line of defense for g…
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