Sanae Takaichi wins Japan lower house vote, set to become first female prime minister | investingLive

The upper house vote is still being cast but with her win in the lower house, the path is clear for Takaichi to become Japan’s first female prime minister. No second round of voting is needed and that’s a relief for Takaichi but it is now that the real challenge will begin for her.

The first obstacle of having to navigate through the past few weeks was a tricky one but she has managed to see that through. As a reminder, she’s a fiscal dove and often dubbed as Shinzo Abe’s protégé in preaching the “Abenomics” approach to the economy. USD/JPY is trading up 0.3% on the day now to 151.17 currently.