Masa Takeda reacts to Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and how she is expected to handle the Japanese economy. He notes that she advocates for proactive fiscal policy and is considered dovish on monetary policy. He discusses corporate governance reform in Japan and the legacy of “Abenomics,” named for Takaichi’s mentor Shinzo Abe. He also looks at the rate path forward for the Bank of Japan.