Japan’s first female Prime Minister and frontrunner in Sunday’s election, Sanae Takaichi, has gained huge attention through her unique style, viral moments and savvy online campaign. But she’s also an ultra-conservative, hawkish on defence and a figure of hate in China. After comments she made about the island of Taiwan enraged Japan’s larger neighbour, election victory this weekend could plunge relations to a new low.” Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/japans-drum-playing-trump-hugging-china-provoking-pm-sanae-takaichi-raises-the-stakes-13504451 #japan #election #china SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales