Sanae Takaichi targets changes to Japan’s constitution after landslide election win
Prime minister says she feels ‘heavy responsibility’ to strengthen country
Prime minister says she feels ‘heavy responsibility’ to strengthen country

Japan’s first female prime minister is pulling out all the stops in presenting herself as a force for real change

Prime minister hoping to consolidate grip on power by winning majority for ruling party

Shares surge on hopes the arch-conservative LDP leader’s policies favour growth and equity markets

Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote

Prime minister has vowed ‘responsible fiscal expansion’ as she heads for an election but needs to convince debt managers

Veteran politician Sanae Takaichi has called for a return to ‘Abenomics’ to rejuvenate ailing ruling party