Sanae Takaichi
Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese politician who has been Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since October 2025. She is the first woman to hold either of these positions in Japanese history. A member of the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 and since 2005, she also held ministerial posts during the premierships of Shinzo Abe and Fumio Kishida.
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Jun 5, 2026
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Japanese politician Takaichi skipped a televised debate citing a hand injury, drawing criticism from politicians and netizens over evasion of questions about the Unification Church scandal.
Party-line outlets use Takaichi's scandal and evasion to reinforce the narrative of Japanese political dysfunction and the tainted legacy of right-wing nationalism linked to Yasukuni revisionism.