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URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 21 Oct 2026

Sanae Takaichi took on Japan’s male-dominated politics and won – can she survive a second year in power?

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The straight-talking PM’s ability to manage Trump and stand up to China have endeared her to the public, but she may need friends closer to home to surviveThe visitors squeezed into the kiosk near Japan’s national diet building snap up souvenirs bearing the face of Sanae-chan, the affectionate nickname for the country’s leader: chocolate biscuits, dango sweets, stickers and document files proclai…

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