A new prime minister must decide whether to maintain the previous administration’s deferential negotiating strategy that secured a contentious trade deal.
Category: Takaichi, Sanae
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Yen Plummets, Stocks Rally: Markets Greet Japan’s Next Leader
The governing party’s unexpected choice of Sanae Takaichi to lead it rattled markets on Monday, causing the yen to weaken and sending Japanese stocks sharply higher.
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Five Possible Candidates to Lead Japan
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party is searching for a successor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. But is it willing to change to appease a dissatisfied public?