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Commentary: Is Sanae Takaichi Japan’s Margaret Thatcher – or Its Next Liz Truss?
- Sanae Takaichi won the Liberal Democratic Party leadership and is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, focusing on tax cuts and cash handouts to revitalize the economy.
- The Bank of Japan will consider rising wages before deciding on interest rate hikes, with predictions suggesting an increase could occur in December or January.
- Japan's economy has struggled for decades, with challenges like low investment and a declining population contributing to slow growth.
- Recent inflation has led to wage increases exceeding 3% at major firms, but the long-term sustainability of this trend remains uncertain, jeopardizing household purchasing power.
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The next – and first – Prime Minister of the Archipelago claims Margaret Thatcher as a model. ...
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Commentary: Can Japan’s New Premier Fix the Country’s Old Problems
Commentary: Can Japan’s New Premier Fix the Country’s Old Problems - The economy has stagnated for years, hampered by an aging population and a rigid corporate culture. Sanae Takaichi’s new ‘rising sun’ vision will remain a fantasy unless she makes deep reforms
EFE/EPA/YUICHI YAMAZAKI / POOL Sanae Takaichi stands as the first woman to take office as head of government in Japan, but many of her positions reflect a very conservative view of the social, in a country where patriarchy is deeply rooted. Takaichi, a declared admirer of the late British Prime Minister Margaret...
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