In a surprising development, newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president Sanae Takaichi faces the possibility of not being elected the next prime minister when parliament convenes later this month, as Komeito hinted it may not vote for her, and the largest opposition party suggested it would support the head of another opposition force, the Democratic Party for the People. The LDP’s choice of Takaichi, a hard-line hawkish conservative, in the Oct. 4 election created surprise and concern