About this episode

The episode discusses Sanae Takaichi's confirmation as Japan's first female Prime Minister and the political maneuvers that led to her victory.

Sanae Takaichi is confirmed as Japan's first female Prime Minister! How did she and Ishin make a deal to keep the centrist/left coalition out of power?

Topics covered

• Japanese politics
• female leadership
• conservative party
• coalition government
• political strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ishin

Places: Japan

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