Sanae Takaichi, 64, is likely to become Japan's first female prime minister after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race on her third attempt.The former internal affairs minister is known as a staunch conservative who shares the hawkish national security views of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. She hails from the western Japan prefecture of Nara.Her regular visits to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo have been criticized by neighboring countries as they regard it a symbol of Japan's past militarism, with Chinese media labeling her a nationalist.A former TV p…READ FULL ARTICLE
