Later on Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi, 64, will meet with Emperor Naruhito and formally become Japan’s first female prime minister.
The head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was chosen by both the upper and lower houses of parliament after she unexpectedly earned a majority in the latter’s first round of voting earlier this month.
In her first significant hurdle, she is anticipated to greet US President Donald Trump on October 27.
Because of the declining support for the incumbent LDP, which has ruled virtually nonstop for decades, Takaichi is Japan’s fifth leader in as many years.
Following her assumption of leadership of the LDP on October 6, she had her first obstacle when the Komeito party withdrew from the alliance, claiming disapproval of Takaichi’s conservative stance and the LDP slush fund scandal.
It forced Takaichi to strike a pact on Monday to create an alliance with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party (JIP).
Reducing the total number of MPs, eliminating corporate and organizational payments to political parties, and lowering the food consumption tax rate to zero are all important JIP goals.
