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Takaichi's Challenges After One Year in Office

Bloomberg16 October 2026, 01:00 UTCJapan

As Sanae Takaichi marks one year since becoming Japan's first female prime minister, Bloomberg TV's Shery Ahn looks back at what has been achieved and what challenges lie ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

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