new video loaded: Japan Shifts Further Right With Its First Female Prime Minister
Japanese lawmakers elected the country’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative. Javier C. Hernández, our Tokyo bureau chief, visited several places in her home region that show how she reflects Japan’s growing far right.
By Javier C. Hernández, Nailah Morgan, Kiuko Notoya and Christina Shaman
October 21, 2025
