{"id":316153,"date":"2026-02-07T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/japans-unconventional-election-frontrunner-that-china-cant-stand\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T21:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T21:00:15","slug":"japans-unconventional-election-frontrunner-that-china-cant-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/japans-unconventional-election-frontrunner-that-china-cant-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan\u2019s unconventional election frontrunner that China can\u2019t stand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2fQInWByOUA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Japan\u2019s unconventional election frontrunner that China can\u2019t stand\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2fQInWByOUA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s first female Prime Minister and frontrunner in Sunday\u2019s election, Sanae Takaichi, has gained huge attention through her unique style, viral moments and savvy online campaign. <\/p>\n<p>But she\u2019s also an ultra-conservative, hawkish on defence and a figure of hate in China. <\/p>\n<p>After comments she made about the island of Taiwan enraged Japan\u2019s larger neighbour, election victory this weekend could plunge relations to a new low.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/japans-drum-playing-trump-hugging-china-provoking-pm-sanae-takaichi-raises-the-stakes-13504451<\/p>\n<p>#japan #election #china <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor 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<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s first female Prime Minister and frontrunner in Sunday\u2019s election, Sanae Takaichi, has gained huge attention through her unique style, viral moments and savvy online campaign. 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