Sanae Takaichi, a friend of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will become Japan’s next Prime Minister after winning an internal party vote.
Takaichi previously wrote a blog recommending a book titled 'Hitler’s Election Strategy' which stated, "voters you cannot persuade should be eliminated." After significant backlash, the book was pulled from shelves two months later.
Takaichi is considered a hard-right nationalist. She is an advocate for strict immigration policies, the rearmament of Japan, opposes gay marriage, and is against a potential female Emperor.
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