Sanae Takaichi, 64, Ally Of Slain ex-PM Shinzo Abe (Japan‘s Longest Serving PM, ~9 yrs), Was Elected LDP Leader, Positioning Her To Be Japan’s First Female PM. She Beat Shinjiro Koizumi, 44, Who Would Have Been Japan’s Youngest PM. Her Win Fuels Debate On Nationalism, China, & U.S. Trade. LDP’s Lost Majority In Parliament Clouds Her Path To Power.




