{
  "id": 2946529,
  "title": "Takaichi’s popular among women despite gender inequality in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/takaichis-popular-among-women-despite-gender-inequality-in-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T04:15:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/what-sanae-takaichis-popularity-among-women-says-about-gender-equality-in-japan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Politicians don’t often find themselves on packages of cookies. Nor do their bags tend to go viral, sparking a fashion craze. But few politicians are quite like Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Since she took office in October, Takaichi has developed somewhat of a cult following, particularly among some younger voters and women. […] The post Takaichi’s popular among women…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Takaichi Cabinet support in Japan stuck at 41% despite food tax cut plan: Mainichi poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/takaichi-cabinet-support-in-japan-stuck-at-41-despite-food-tax-cut",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:10:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}