韓国に「つけ上がる」と述べた高市氏が日本初の女性首相に...日韓関係は?
Takaichi, who described South Korea as ”arrogant,” becomes Japan's first female prime minister... What will happen to Japan-South Korea relations?
In the LDP presidential election held on the 4th, Sanae Takaichi, former Minister of State for Economic Security, was elected as the 29th president of the LDP.
Sanae Takaichi, former Minister of State for Economic Security, received 185 votes. Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, received only 156 votes. Five candidates ran in this election, and in the first round of voting, Sanae Takaichi, former Minister of State for Economic Security, received 185 votes.
The Minister of State for Disability received 183 votes, and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi received 164 votes, advancing to the runoff election in first and second place, respectively. The government and the Liberal Democratic Party will convene an extraordinary Diet session on the 15th to hold a prime ministerial nomination election.
The LDP and Komeito are minority ruling parties, but it will not be easy for the opposition parties to field a unified candidate, so the new president of the LDP is expected to be elected as the new prime minister of Japan.
The newly elected LDP president, Sanae Takaichi, is likely to become Japan's first female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi, who is in her 60s, is said to be the "female Abe" in line with the political line of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The government's stance is to inherit and strengthen the policy line of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, including following the Abenomics policy of monetary easing, fiscal spending, and growth strategy.
Takaichi pledged to strengthen defense capabilities, which she has placed great importance on. In this election, she pledged to introduce a "tax credit with benefits." This is a system that allows a certain amount to be deducted from income tax, but for low-income earners whose income tax payments are less than the amount of the deduction.
The difference will be paid in cash to those in the upper class. There are also concerns that the fact that he is classified as a far-right figure could worsen Japan-Korea relations.
Although she has not made a clear stance on visiting Yasukuni Shrine, she has visited the shrine in the past. According to the Mainichi Shimbun, Takaichi visited the shrine at an event held by a far-right group in 2022, shortly after becoming prime minister.
He also repeatedly expressed his intention to continue visiting Yasukuni Shrine, and made the "nonsense" statement that "if you do something half-hearted like stopping your visit midway, the other party will become arrogant."
The last prime minister was Shinzo Abe in 2013. However, during the election campaign, he said, "I believe it is extremely important to cooperate with South Korea in the current crisis situation where China, Russia, and North Korea are approaching each other."
There are also observations that he will be able to refrain from making provocative remarks that could worsen Japan-South Korea relations.
2025/10/04 21:08 KST
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