Takaichi earned 185 votes against Koizumi’s 156 in a runoff after none of the five candidates in the party leadership race secured a majority in the first round of voting.
From the BBC article (since I’m not subscribed to this site):
Takaichi is a staunch conservative who’s long opposed legislation allowing women to keep their maiden names after marriage, saying it is against tradition. She is also against same sex marriage.
A protégé of the late former leader Shinzo Abe, Takaichi has vowed to bring back his economic vision, known as Abenomics – which involves high fiscal spending and cheap borrowing.
The LDP veteran is hawkish on security and aims to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution.
Yep. She stated that foreign tourists have been injuring deer in Nara Park, and the press wanted to see the evidence of that happening. Her response was basically “I did my own research.”
From the BBC article (since I’m not subscribed to this site):
sigh
The fuck? She doesn’t know anything about Japanese traditions, does she?
“traditionalists” frequently don’t
she even kept her own name??
She’s also anti foreigner. Not quite MJGA but close enough that you might want to keep an eye on her.
Yep. She stated that foreign tourists have been injuring deer in Nara Park, and the press wanted to see the evidence of that happening. Her response was basically “I did my own research.”