The Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Innovation Party are set to form a coalition Monday, making it almost certain that LDP President Sanae Takaichi will become Japan’s first female prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/politics/ldp-nippon-ishin-coalition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishin #sanaetakaichi #fumitakefujita