Sanae Takaichi: Japan's First Triumphant Woman PM Secures Landslide Victory

• Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first woman prime minister, solidified her leadership with a resounding victory in snap lower house elections, securing a two-thirds majority.
• Known for her hardline stance on China, workaholic reputation, and skillful approach with youth, Takaichi's premiership has earned endorsement from US President Donald Trump.
• A hawk on defense and economic security, she inherited a struggling LDP and has adopted a tough stance on immigration, not shying away from incurring China's wrath.
• Takaichi sparked a diplomatic row with China by suggesting military intervention if China attacked Taiwan, leading to a ban on 'dual-use' goods exports to Japan.
• Despite being Japan's first woman PM, she shows little inclination to frame her success around gender and appointed only two other women to her 19-strong cabinet.