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Sanae Takaichi picked as Japan's ruling LDP head, likely to become 1st female PM
Mainichi News ^ | 10/4/25 | Mainichi Japan

Posted on 10/04/2025 4:38:43 AM PDT by sushiman

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Saturday by defeating farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi in a runoff vote, paving the way for her to become Japan's first female prime minister.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: japan; sanaetakaichi

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1 posted on 10/04/2025 4:38:43 AM PDT by sushiman
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To: sushiman

I’m guessing she isn’t a Margaret Thatcher.


2 posted on 10/04/2025 4:46:03 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Japan rules by consensus, no one would be a Thatcher, male or female


3 posted on 10/04/2025 4:48:24 AM PDT by LRoggy (Peter's Son's Business )
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To: FreedomPoster

She is a staunch conservative and was a close ally of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe .


4 posted on 10/04/2025 5:04:39 AM PDT by sushiman
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To: sushiman

Oh really!?

THAT is EXCELLENT news!

Thanks for clueing in those of us largely clueless about Japanese politics.


5 posted on 10/04/2025 5:10:40 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster
I’m guessing she isn’t a Margaret Thatcher.

Or Golda Meir.

6 posted on 10/04/2025 5:12:06 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: sushiman

“She is a staunch conservative and was a close ally of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.”

I hope you’re right, but it takes balls to stand up to the Globalists. In fact, she’ll probably have to also fight off Rubio’s people, whether Trump knows that or not.


7 posted on 10/04/2025 5:16:11 AM PDT by BobL
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To: FreedomPoster

Much closer to Margaret Thatcher than Hillary Clinton from what I know about Japanese politics.


8 posted on 10/04/2025 5:17:47 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys many aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: sushiman

I just bought a couple of Japanese products for our feline overlord.

The products are great.

I’d love sone good news for Japan.


9 posted on 10/04/2025 5:18:59 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: mewzilla

...some good news...


10 posted on 10/04/2025 5:19:17 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Vigilanteman; sushiman

FWIW my buddy the Japan expert (speaks Japanese and is an advisor to the consulate on American politics) confirms this is really good news. So all three of y’all are on the same page.

👍


11 posted on 10/04/2025 5:31:43 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: BobL

Abe would be a centrist today and I would consider Takaichi center right rather than a staunch conservative.


12 posted on 10/04/2025 5:43:24 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: sushiman

Yeah, I saw this coming. LDP desperately needs the young right going with Sanseito and the centrists going with Kokumin back. Koizumi is young but a bit too left.


13 posted on 10/04/2025 6:39:52 AM PDT by struggle
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To: BobL

Anyone “fighting off Rubio’s people” is a communist.


14 posted on 10/04/2025 7:02:13 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: sushiman

>She is a staunch conservative and was a close ally of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe .

Excellent. The conspiracy of light must grow, as the globalists go back to their ‘color revolution’ playbook to rid themselves of peoples trying to govern themselves.


15 posted on 10/04/2025 7:43:39 AM PDT by No.6
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To: sushiman

She will continue support for Japan’s massive military buildup and interaction with NATO?


16 posted on 10/04/2025 8:43:37 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: sushiman

Insanity...


17 posted on 10/04/2025 8:57:38 AM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: piasa

“Anyone “fighting off Rubio’s people” is a communist.”

Obviously you know little of Rubio’s past. Here in the US we had to FIGHT HIM tooth and nail over Amnesty during Bush Jr.’s presidency.


18 posted on 10/04/2025 4:35:21 PM PDT by BobL
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