Sanae Takaichi is not just set to be the first female prime minister of Japan -- and someone whose childhood hero was the legendary Margaret Thatcher. She also launched her global claim to fame by saying she “wanted to abandon the idea of work-life balance” and planned to “have everyone work like a workhorse.” Well, this has generated some push back from people who are apparently happy with Japan’s 0 percent real GDP growth for over 30 years. In today’s episode, David analyzes why Takaichi is starting off as his favorite leader on the planet.

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