Japan's fresh “Iron Lady”: Tokyo ready for a breakthrough [ANALYZA]

Prime Minister Takaichi is classified as an ultraconservative and Liberal-Democratic Party, which she has presided over since the beginning of October, is the unquestioned force of this political option. The election of Mrs Takaichi is as much a consequence of delicate intraparty and coalition games as a consequence to the challenges facing Japan, including: divisions within the governing Liberal-Democratic organization (LDP), economical stagnation and export growth, the advanced sovereign debt ratio (234.9% of gross GDP), demographic challenges arising from the ageing of the population, possible constitutional changes, and, in abroad policy, further approximation with the US and cooperation in a tripartite partnership with the United States and South Korea, and the problem of China's strong aspirations.