68% have high hopes for Takaichi after election as LDP president: poll

A nationwide telephone survey conducted following the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election showed Monday that 68.4 percent of respondents said they have high expectations for new president Sanae Takaichi.Victory in Saturday's leadership election means Takaichi, a 64-year-old staunch conservative veteran lawmaker, is likely to be named by parliament later this month as Japan's next leader and its first female prime minister.Widely regarded as a proponent of easy monetary policy, Takaichi has said she is willing to take measures such as a tax cut to cushion the impact of ri…READ FULL ARTICLE