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What Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Means for Investors

Markets expect Sanae Takaichi to continue some of the policies of Shinzo Abe, under whom the yen weakened while equities rocketed.

Sanae Takaichi

Photographer: Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

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The election of Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s first woman prime minister is putting a new spotlight on the country. Markets expect the “Iron Lady,” as she’s known, to continue some of the policies of Shinzo Abe, under whom the yen weakened while equities rocketed.