Reference News Network, October 4 report. According to Reuters, on October 4, in the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership election, Takahashi Asako was elected as the leader of the ruling party. This means she is likely to become Japan's first female prime minister in history.

Political analysts pointed out that Takahashi Asako's fiscal policy may weaken investors' confidence in Japan, a country with high debt. In addition, Takahashi Asako also said that she would not rule out the possibility of renegotiating investment agreements with the United States. Japan previously reached an investment agreement with the United States in exchange for the Trump administration lowering tariffs on Japanese products.

According to the report, 64-year-old Takahashi Asako will seek approval from the Diet to succeed Ishikawa Shigeru as the Prime Minister of Japan. Receiving visiting Trump in Japan later this month will be one of the important schedules for Takahashi Asako after becoming the Prime Minister.

Takahashi Asako has served as the Minister for Economic Security and the Minister of Internal Affairs.

The report states that Takahashi Asako, who enjoys heavy metal music and once played drums in a band, is also a "noise maker". She frequently visits Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines some Japanese Class A war criminals, seen by some Asian countries as a symbol of Japan's militaristic history. She advocates amending Japan's post-war peace constitution and recognizing the status of Japan's Self-Defense Forces as an army.

Although Takahashi Asako has promised to increase the number of female cabinet ministers, surveys show that her conservative positions are more recognized by men.

The report believes that the economic policy of Takahashi Asako may cause the greatest upheaval. As a "disciple" of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, she has long supported "Abenomics" stimulus policies, calling for increased government spending and tax cuts to ease the pressure of rising living costs. She also criticized the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates.

According to the report, Takahashi Asako's mother worked as a police officer in her hometown Nara Prefecture, while her father worked in the automobile industry. Takahashi Asako graduated from Kobe University in Japan with a degree in business administration. After that, she worked as a Congressional Researcher in the U.S. Congress. In 1993, she was elected as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan as an independent, entering the Japanese political arena; in 1996, she officially joined the LDP. (Translated by Wang Dongdong)

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