The straight-talking PM’s ability to manage Trump and stand up to China have endeared her to the public, but she may need friends closer to home to survive
Visitors squeeze into the kiosk near Japan’s national diet building to snap up souvenirs bearing the face of Sanae-chan, the affectionate nickname for the country’s leader: chocolate biscuits, dango sweets, stickers and document files proclaiming that “Japan is back”.
“The Takaichi range is incredibly popular,” says a member of staff.
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