JAKARTA - Sanae Takaichi, the newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister, has her own story with music. He is a drummer who has joined the metal band.
As is known, Takaichi has officially made history as Japan's first female Prime Minister, after his predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, announced his resignation last month.
According to a NME report, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is known as a heavy metalhead, or a big fan of hard rock and heavy metal music. He loves legendary British bands such as Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple, as well as liking Japanese famous rock musicians such as Demon Kaka, B'z, and X Japan.
Takaichi's love for loud music is not just an appreciation of listeners. He was a drummer during college. He is known to have been a member of a metal band. This habit was even carried away until he had a career in politics. To overcome stress and relieve stress, he still regularly plays electric drums.
In a recent interview, Takaichi revealed that she used to train after her husband went to sleep.
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His relationship with music resurfaced earlier this month. A video featuring Takaichi singing the hit X Japan song, Rusty Nail, on television went viral. The footage reportedly came from a karaoke event in 2016 and exploded again on social media a year after first attracting attention.
On the other hand, this woman who upholds this conservative view has various interests. He admired Kawasaki's motorbike, even though he had stopped driving it for three decades, and liked to ride. He is also a loyal fan of the Gambi Osaka football team and the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.
Politically, Takaichi is known to be an admirer of the former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who is also the country's first female PM. Takaichi himself is often nicknamed the 'Iron Lady', just like his hero.
For information, Takaichi successfully won the LDP chairman election on October 4, and was followed by an announcement of a coalition formation between the LDP and the Japanese Innovation Party.
The two panel of Japanese parliaments, the House of Representatives and the Advisory Council, then agreed to nominate Takaichi as Prime Minister, before the official ratification was made.
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