October 22, 2025
Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on October 21, 2025. PHOTO: AFP
Japan’s new PM Sanae Takaichi makes history, but women ask: what changes now?
Like Italy's first female prime minister Giorgia Meloni, PM Takaichi is not seen as a trailblazer for women's rights in Japan, having closely aligned herself with the LDP's socially conservative platform. Recent public polls show she is more popular among men than women.
