Takaichi Reappointed Japan PM, Pushes Hard-Right Agenda After Landslide Win

• Sanae Takaichi reappointed as Japan's Prime Minister, forming her second Cabinet after a landslide election victory.
• Aims to push hard-right policies, including increased military power, more government spending, and conservative social policies.
• Her Liberal Democratic Party holds a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house, enabling dominance in committees and bill passage.
• Key goals include bolstering military capability, tightening immigration, male-only imperial succession, and preserving traditional surname rules.
• Faces immediate challenges: rising prices, sluggish wages, and passing a budget bill; also maneuvering for a summit with US President Donald Trump.