Takaichi will be reappointed as Japan’s prime minister with a goal of pushing to the right
- Following last week's landslide, Japan's lower house will reappoint Sanae Takaichi as prime minister on Wednesday, with her forming a second Cabinet.
- Facing domestic pressure to ease costs, Takaichi has campaigned for tougher immigration rules that resonate with Japanese voters' frustrations, and must pass a delayed budget to fund relief measures.
- Takaichi's short-term measures include a proposed two-year sales-tax cut on food and plans to establish a national intelligence agency to work with allies such as Australia and Britain.
- Diplomatic friction with Beijing followed after Takaichi's November warnings on Taiwan and her planned visit to Yasukuni Shrine, while the U.S. endorsed her, likely expecting her to deliver on a $550 billion investment package.
- Looking ahead, she is maneuvering for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next month as she plans conservative social changes including support for male-only imperial succession and laws on maiden names as aliases, critics say.
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Takaichi, aged 64, received 354 of the 464 votes in the lower chamber of the Dieta, the most important of the two chambers in the Japanese Parliament, which has power over the high chamber.
Takaichi formally reappointed Japan PM following historic election victory
TOKYO, Feb 18 — Japan’s lower house formally reappointed Sanae Takaichi as prime minister today, 10 days after her historic landslide election victory.Takaichi, 64, became Japan’s first woman premier in October and won a two-thirds majority for her party in the snap lower house elections on February 8.She has said she wants to bolster Japan’s military, likely further straining relations with China, and is under pressure to boost the weak economy.
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