Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is aggressively encroaching on one of Beijing’s most sensitive red lines – Taiwan When Sanae Takaichi was elected president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in early October – and subsequently became the country’s first female prime minister later that month – the symbolism was immediate and global. She was hailed as Japan’s “Iron Lady,” an analogy she herself embraces with evident pride. Margaret Thatcher remains one of her political heroes, and