Sanae Takaichi has made history but will have little time to settle in before negotiating the pitfalls of rising prices, power struggles and a mercurial US presidentIt is hard to overstate the symbolism of Sanae Takaichi’s achievement on Tuesday in becoming the first female prime minister of Japan, a country that consistently ranks poorly in global gender equality comparisons, not least in politics and business.However, she will have precious little time to savour her historic appointment. Continue reading...