With Takaichi set to become Prime Minister of Japan:
•The government will shift to the right (she sees herself as the successor to Abe's conservativism).
•The LDP's coalition partner, Komeito, which said it wanted a "moderate" PM, will be unhappy.
•The recent improvement in… pic.twitter.com/SbMYJELA9N

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