Takaichi won a majority in the prime ministerial election held at the extraordinary Diet session held on the same day.
The election for the Prime Minister is held in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, and if the results differ, the result of the House of Representatives takes precedence. This time, since he already won a majority in the first round of voting,
If Takaichi is officially appointed as prime minister, she will become the first female prime minister since Japan introduced the cabinet system in 1885 and the first prime minister was Ito Hirobumi.
Takaichi is expected to appoint "many women" to her new cabinet. She cited former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as her role model.
She has pledged to create a cabinet made up of female ministers at a "Nordic level." Currently (as of 2021), the percentage of female managers in Japan is 13.2%, and the percentage of female members of the House of Representatives is approximately 15.
Takaichi also continues to follow the tone of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in economic policy, supporting aggressive monetary easing and expansionary fiscal policy.
On the other hand, as soon as she becomes prime minister, Takaichi will be attending the Japan-US summit and the APEC summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, next week, which will be a major diplomatic event.
In particular, Takaichi is expected to visit South Korea on the 30th of this month to attend the APEC summit, and Japanese and South Korean diplomatic authorities are currently working out the schedule and format for the prime minister's attendance at the APEC summit.
With the opening of the conference on the 31st approaching, only the outline of the visit - a two-night, three-day trip - has been decided. The specific schedule is expected to be finalized after Takaichi becomes prime minister, AP
There is also a possibility that a Japan-Korea summit will be held during the EC summit.
2025/10/21 15:39 KST
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