Takaichi wins LDP leadership vote; likely to become Japan's first female PM (www.japantimes.co.jp)
from fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2025 06:08
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1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@piefed.zip on 04 Oct 2025 07:24 next collapse

“We won’t be able to rebuild the party if I don’t get everyone’s help, from all generations,” she added. “I will scrap my work-life balance and work and work and work and work.”

“scrap work-life balance” doesn’t sound like a correct thing to say for a leader even if referring to oneself.

NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io on 04 Oct 2025 08:17 collapse

She's from the LDP's conservative faction. Don't expect too many correct things.

makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml on 04 Oct 2025 09:16 next collapse

What a sad opening statement. Shame. I was so excited until I read that.

skisnow@lemmy.ca on 04 Oct 2025 11:42 collapse

Not wanting a woman in charge is more a distinctly US conservative position. In the UK for example, the Tories have had 4 female leaders including 3 Prime Ministers, while Labour are zero and zero (not counting “acting” leaders).

arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone on 04 Oct 2025 09:58 next collapse

From the BBC article (since I’m not subscribed to this site):

Takaichi is a staunch conservative who’s long opposed legislation allowing women to keep their maiden names after marriage, saying it is against tradition. She is also against same sex marriage.

A protégé of the late former leader Shinzo Abe, Takaichi has vowed to bring back his economic vision, known as Abenomics – which involves high fiscal spending and cheap borrowing.

The LDP veteran is hawkish on security and aims to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution.

sigh

Uruanna@lemmy.world on 04 Oct 2025 10:13 next collapse

saying it is against tradition

The fuck? She doesn’t know anything about Japanese traditions, does she?

PanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 04 Oct 2025 10:48 next collapse

“traditionalists” frequently don’t

Jumuta@sh.itjust.works on 04 Oct 2025 16:15 collapse

she even kept her own name??

fodor@lemmy.zip on 05 Oct 2025 05:43 collapse

She’s also anti foreigner. Not quite MJGA but close enough that you might want to keep an eye on her.

EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 05 Oct 2025 06:45 collapse

Yep. She stated that foreign tourists have been injuring deer in Nara Park, and the press wanted to see the evidence of that happening. Her response was basically “I did my own research.”

inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world on 05 Oct 2025 17:14 collapse

May japan enjoy the leopards.