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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maroosha Muzaffar

Japan braces as Takaichi begins new term with huge mandate for low-tax, ultra-conservative agenda

Sanae Takaichi is set to be formally reappointed as Japan’s prime minister after winning a landslide election victory for her Liberal Democratic Party.

The reappointment is largely procedural, but it strengthens her mandate to push Japanese policies further to the right, experts say.

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