TOKYO (Reuters) -Anticipation grew on Monday that Sanae Takaichi will become Japan's first female premier, with the backing of the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, pushing

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the major opposition Japan Innovation Party (JIP) signed a coalition agreement on Monday, with LDP head Sanae Takaichi almost certain to become Japan’s first woman prime minister the following day, Kyodo News Agency reported.

The Innovation Party’s backing looks set to make Sanae Takaichi Japan’s first female PM, but analysts don’t expect their alliance to last.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to become Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin,

FILE PHOTO: Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), holds a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 2025. Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

The new head of Japan's ruling party, Sanae Takaichi, sent an offering but avoided visiting a controversial war shrine on Friday, as the prospects of her becoming prime minister brightened.- Trump visit - The clock is ticking for Takaichi to become Japan's fifth prime minister in as many years,

The yen weakened on Monday as Sanae Takaichi, an advocate of fiscal and monetary stimulus, appeared all but certain to become Japan's next prime minister after reportedly securing crucial political backing for the top job.