The conservative Takaichi, 64, became president of the LDP on Saturday and is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister next week, replacing Shigeru Ishiba. Takaichi the next day met Yuichiro Tamaki, who heads the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), with a view to expanding the coalition, the Yomiuri Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun dailies reported. "(Takaichi) has voiced her wish to expand the coalition before the parliamentary vote (to name her the next prime minister) but forming a governing coalition requires the policy unity as well as that of ideology.
Published at: 2025-10-07 21:25:29
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