Japan’s first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group
Tokyo (AP)-In a country, which is weak in the international arena for equality of intersection, is the new president of Japan’s long-standing liberal democrats, and probably the next prime minister is an ultra-conservative star of a male-dominated party, which critics call the progress of women.
Sanae Takaichi, 64. admire the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the advocate Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Conservative vision for Japan.
Takaichi is the first female president of the male ruling party, which is mainly dominated by Japan’s post -war politics.
He was first elected from his hometown Nara to Parliament in 1993, and worked in key party and government duties, including the Minister of Economic Security, Interior and Gender Equality.
Women MPs in the Conservative Liberal Democratic Party, who were given limited ministry duties, often fled as soon as he talked about diversity and gender equality. Takaichi stuck with old -fashioned landscapes preferred by the men’s heavy weights.
Women contain Only 15% of Japan’s lower house is stronger than two parliamentary chambers. Only two of the 47 governors of Japan are women.
Takaichi, a drummer and a motorcycle driver in a heavy metal group, is a motorcycle driver, growth, promotion of nuclear fusion, cyber security and Hard policies about migration.
He promised to increase the female ministers in the government to a great extent. However, experts say that women can really bring the progress back because the leader will have to show loyal to heavy weights. If not, faces a short -lived leadership risk.
Takaichi supported the policy of enabling women to serve traditional good mother and spouse roles. However, recently accepted their struggle with menopause symptoms and stressed the need to train men in women’s health to help at school and work.
Takaichi supports the imperial family only male successorAgainst homosexual marriage and 19th century civil law, he opposes a revision that will allow separate surnames for married couples, so that women do not put pressure to abandon theirirs.
Historical Revisionist and China Hawk. He visits regularly Yasukuni Although he refused to say what to do as a prime minister, the temple, in which Japan’s neighbors think it was a symbol of militarism.
Political observers say that Japan’s revisionist views on war -time history can complicate ties with Beijing and Seoul.
His hawk stance is a long -term concern for LDP’s long -term partnership with Komeito, a Buddhist -backed party. He says that the current coalition is very important for his party, he says he is open to working with extreme right groups.
