Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates after winning the LDP leadership election on Oct. 4 in Tokyo.
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Sanae Takaichi was sworn in as Japan’s first female prime minister a little over a month ago, and she’s already making waves in the East and West. The first priority for the people of Japan is if her government can fix the country’s cost-of-living problem. Today on the show, we break down what Sanaeonomics could mean for the Land of the Rising Sun.
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