Amid Global Turmoil, Leaders of Japan and South Korea Grow Closer

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, have surprised many observers by moving ...
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Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi: The former heavy metal drummer who sleeps two hours a night

Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi has won a snap election she called by a historic margin, cementing her dramatic rise to power. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) alone captured 316 of the ...
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Sanae Takaichi, heavy metal drummer, becomes Japan's first female Prime Minister - here's what she said about Trump

Sanae Takaichi has made a historic milestone as Japan’s first female prime minister, just a few days prior the U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Tokyo. Her election comes amid a test ...
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Meet Japan's drum-playing, Thatcher-loving first female prime minister

Respected figure: Margaret Thatcher. Personal goal: To become Japan's Iron Lady. It was only after two failed attempts that Sanae Takaichi finally achieved her long-held ambition. In a historic ...