Tokyo: Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan's first woman prime minister after winning the race on Saturday to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

The former internal affairs minister, a conservative nationalist with an expansionary agenda, is expected to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba since the LDP is the largest in parliament.

Below are comments on the outcome:

Tomohisa Ishikawa, Chief Economist, Japan Research Institute

(On Takaichi’s advocacy of 'responsible proactive fiscal policy')

\"The key issue is whether it's possible to strike a balance between fiscal reconstruction and economic growth. Since the term 'responsible' is included, I hope that attention will be paid to fiscal discipline. That said, she has mentioned that issuing deficit-financing bonds is among the

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