From heavy metal drummer to first female PM: Meet Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi
From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 10/10/2025
Japan has entered a new political era after the election of Sanae Takaichi who is poised to become the country’s first female prime minister. A protege of the late Shinzo Abe and a fan of Margaret Thatcher, she styles herself as Japan's 'Iron Lady' and she could be one of its most right-wing and…
