PM Sanae Takaichi wins Landslide Election in Japan

PM Sanae Takaichi wins Landslide Election in Japan

Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker

Modern Tokyo Times

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) became the first-ever female leader of Japan late last year following the resignation of Shigeru Ishiba. However, she elevated this milestone to an entirely new level by securing a crushing landslide victory at the ballot box, largely at the expense of an opposition that visibly wilted.