Sanae Takaichi, Japan and prime minister
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichis alliance with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) is set to redefine Japans defense and foreign policy direction. The move ends the Liberal Democratic Partys
Takaichi, who is known to be an admirer of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, will get an early opportunity to meet President Donald Trump. They are both due to attend a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea at the end of October, and they should find common cause on conservative issues such as immigration.