Japan’s New Prime Minsister Sanae Takaichi Stresses Importance of ROK-Japan Relations
It appears Japan’s new Prime Minister seems eager to build positives ties with South Korea:
Sanae Takaichi (64 years old), president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was inaugurated as the 104th prime minister on the 21st, following former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. She is the first female prime minister in the 140-year history of Japan’s parliamentary cabinet system.
In the first round of voting in the House of Representatives (lower house) prime minister nomination election held at the extraordinary session of the National Diet that day, Takaichi secured 237 votes, more than half, and was elected prime minister. Although Komeito, which had cooperated with the LDP for 26 years, withdrew from the coalition government, causing a temporary crisis, Takaichi managed to bring the conservative opposition party Japan Restoration Party on board as a new coalition partner and ascended to the prime ministership.
The launch of the Takaichi administration, known for its hardline right-wing stance, has drawn attention to the future direction of future-oriented South Korea-Japan relations established under the previous Ishiba administration. Takaichi has made strong statements on past historical and territorial issues and has regularly visited the Yasukuni Shrine.
However, there are observations that “Prime Minister Takaichi” might be different. At her inauguration press conference that day, she stated, “South Korea is an important neighboring country to Japan,” and added, “The importance of South Korea-Japan relations, a crucial partnership, is growing even more. I hope to hold talks with President Lee Jae-myung and communicate properly.” Takaichi is scheduled to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju late this month and meet President Lee Jae-myung for the first time. President Lee also posted a congratulatory message on social media regarding Takaichi’s election as prime minister that day, writing, “I look forward to having constructive discussions in Gyeongju.”
You can read more at the link, but odds are we will see how strong this relationship is when President Lee has a domestic political issue and he uses a anti-Japanese issue to deflect attention from it.
Quick question.
Why haven’t I heard a single feminist celebration about this historical event?
Feminists hate conservative women even more than they hate men.
Liz, based on your observation, the conclusion would have to be that feminisim is not about females.
That fits with the observation that there is very little femininity in feminism.
So just what is this thing they call feminism?
Plot twist: American women have been legally equal to men since 1974 when the last inequality was removed (women had to get a man to cosign to get a credit card… not bad policy, upon retrospect)
Now, there is no need for normal feminism and we are left with loud women unhappy about everything else and blaming men for all their (self-created woes) like skinheads blame joggers and jews for all their problems.
Modern feminists should be ignored and given no platform to spew their anti-man bigotry that is no different than complaining about race, sexuality, or the handicapped.
This is a win/win for everyone but the
assclownslosers in Beijing and Pyeongyang.Only the enemies and enemas (you know who I mean, don’t you?) of South Korea are not eager for Japan to build positives ties with South Korea.
Japan wants and needs to buy Korean-manufactured products.
Embrace it.
I want her to be hard of Lee Xiaming.. US, Japan.. now it’s SK’s turn.