Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Sanae Takaichi likely will become Japan's first female prime minister, thanks to a coalition between her party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the right-wing Japan Innovation Party.
The two parties met Monday evening in Tokyo and signed the coalition agreement, the Japan Times reported.
Takaichi is the president of the LDP. The JIP likes her strong stance on China and pushes for immigration restrictions.
"I'm very much looking forward to working with you on efforts to make Japan's economy stronger and to reshape Japan as a country that can be responsible for future generations," Takaichi told JIP co-leader Hirofumi Yoshimura while signing the deal.
"We share fundamental values," said JIP leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura. "We want our kids to think, 'I'm happy to have been born in Japan.'"
