Japan’s Iron Lady Signals a Harder Edge

Japan’s Iron Lady signals a harder edge

Her worldview rests on the conviction that Japan must reclaim a central role in shaping Asia’s strategic future.

How will Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ approach foreign policy?

While new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a protégé of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, she will need to chart her own course for Tokyo in a changed world.

Japanese Parliament Elects Conservative Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister

Japan's National Diet voted on Oct. 21 to confirm Takaichi as prime minister. Will she be able to implement the policies she campaigned on? ... The post Japanese Parliament Elects Conservative Sanae Takaichi as Prime Minister appeared first on The New American.

Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Owned an Mk 3 Toyota Supra for Decades

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Toyota Supra | Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty ImagesIf you don’t follow Japanese politics, you might not know Sanae Takaichi. But the leader of Japan’s Conservative Party—nicknamed the “Iron Lady”—is a pretty big deal. She was just elected as the country’s first female prime minister (pending confirmation by parliament later this month). You might also not know she’s a major sports car enthusiast. The Supra of State S…

Representative Dr. Arya Delivers Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Leaders to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Chairperson Eriko Yamatani, G. Secretary Hiroshi Yamada, and Rep. Dr. T.G. Arya with the messages Tokyo: On 21 October 2025, Sanae Takaichi, a close friend and protégé of the late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, was elected as the first female Prime Minister of Japan. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, and Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) have issued congratulatory messages to the newly el…