Japan’s new ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi set to unveil Cabinet | East Asia Tonight (Oct 6)

China responds to Australia’s landmark defence pact with Papua New Guinea. Also on East Asia Tonight: New leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party sets off market shockwaves ahead of Cabinet announcements tomorrow. Also, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a new navy destroyer, while a senior US senator pushes for a bill to deter “aggression against Taiwan”. And, how are US tariffs hitting South Korea’s booming cosmetics industry?

00:00 Headlines
02:10 All eyes on Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet picks
17:24 Southern China cleans up after Typhoon Matmo leaves trail of destruction
18:24 Sudden blizzard leaves about 350 hikers stuck on Mount Everest
22:52 K-beauty hit by US tariffs
33:59 Australia inks historic Pukpuk Treaty with Papua New Guinea
44:56 Fire dragon dance in Hong Kong’s Tai Hang neighbourhood

23 Comments

  1. Japan and Korea has a habit of changing their leadership frequently.
    Are there no credible, capable with integrity leadership both in S Korea and Japan. Democracy is a Failed system.

  2. We want to cultivate a national defense awareness in Japan, similar to that of Singapore. To do this, Sanae is needed, she will become Japan's savior.

  3. 彼女は右派、ナショナリストではありません。中道右派です。彼女の能力と器量は、日本のリーダーにふさわしいものです。現在、日本国民の60%以上が彼女のリーダーシップに期待しています。

  4. Ms. Takaichi hasn't been necessarily critical of the communist Gender Equality Law since 1999, that made wives angry about the houseworks and broke family and men's human rights all over Japan. She once said at a press about making men do the houseworks. I'm skeptical of her being right. Feminism is dominant in the media, education, politics, in every field in Japan.

  5. Anyway it’s amazing news in Japan. We Japanese believe that PM Takaichi will vitalize Japanese society and break through the stagnation currently overshadowing our country.

  6. This is exactly why other countries will thrive unlike the divided States is good to see countries choose actual qualified individuals for the propaganda leadership roles of their Nations instead of some idiot who can't do anything right now who is nothing more than a complete embarrassment in a total disgrace it's a good seen adults in the room not cursing and acting like simpletons and taking their jobs seriously if you want to be the best you don't ever go with the worst or certainly go around in a circle more power to Japan and the new United Nations keep moving forward on like a certain 50 state stolen circus joke

  7. The social color of Japan is not much different from that of the Taliban. Japan is definitely the setting sun, and whatever Japan does, it will eventually collapse.

  8. She is not interested in Gender Equality mumbo jumbo. She is a protege of late Shinzo Abe

    and a strong advocate of Abenomics, a patriot for a long time hoped to become

    Margaret Thatcher of Japan. Stop focusing on her gender. she has balls bigger than most men.