Sanae Takaichi
A conservative former minister who became Japan's first woman prime minister in October 2025. She favors higher defense spending, economic stimulus and traditional family policies.
Sanae Takaichi sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly strength-first on war and peace.
Where Sanae Takaichi sits on eight dimensions
Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.
Leaders most like Sanae Takaichi
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel, 1996 to 1999 and 2009 to present85%
Shinzo Abe Prime Minister of Japan, 2006 to 2007 and 2012 to 202085%
George W. Bush US President, 2001 to 200984%
Benjamin Disraeli UK Prime Minister, 1868 and 1874 to 188084%
John Howard Prime Minister of Australia, 1996 to 200783%
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President of the Philippines, 2022 to present83%Leaders furthest from Sanae Takaichi
Political views closest to Sanae Takaichi
Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Immediate source: MOFA/Japanese Embassy to South Africa, probable source: Cabinet Public Affairs Office, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.