Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling LDP, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct 4. - Photo: AFP
BEIJING/TOKYO: Japan’s incoming prime minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly skipping a visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in the coming week, a move Beijing will read for clues on whether she will continue her predecessor’s pragmatic course or take a harder turn in China-Japan relations.
Takaichi, 64, is poised to become Japan’s first woman prime minister, after she was elected as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday (Oct 4). She is set to take office when the Diet convenes for an extraordinary session, likely on Oct 15.
