TOKYO, JAPAN (OCTOBER 21, 2025) (JAPAN POOL - No use Japan) (MUTE)

1. EMPEROR NARUHITO WALKING IN AND BOWING

2. SANAE TAKAICHI ARRIVING, WALKING TO EMPEROR, AND BOWING TO HIM / EMPEROR GREETING TAKAICHI

3. FORMER PRIME MINISTER SHIGERU ISHIBA HANDING ATTESTATION PAPER TO TAKAICHI / TAKAICHI HOLDING PAPER AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

4. TAKAICHI WALKING AWAY, BOWING AND LEAVING ROOM

5. TAKAICHI BOWING TO EMPEROR AS HE WALKS IN

6. NEWLY APPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER, TOSHIMITSU MOTEGI, WALKING IN AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

7. MOTEGI GETTING ATTESTATION PAPER FROM TAKAICHI AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

10. NEWLY APPOINTED FINANCE MINISTER, SATSUKI KATAYAMA, WALKING IN AND BOWING

11. KATAYAMA GETTING ATTESTATION PAPER FROM TAKAICHI AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

12. KATAYAMA LEAVING

13. NEWLY APPOINTED DEFENCE MINISTER, SHINJIRO KOIZUMI, WALKING IN AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

14. KOIZUMI GETTING ATTESTATION PAPER FROM TAKAICHI AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

15. KOIZUMI LEAVING

16. NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, RYOSEI AKAZAWA, WALKING IN AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

17. AKAZAWA GETTING ATTESTATION PAPER FROM TAKAICHI AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

18. NEWLY APPOINTED ECONOMIC SECURITY MINISTER, KIMI ONODA, WALKING IN AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

19. ONODA GETTING ATTESTATION PAPER FROM TAKAICHI AND BOWING TO EMPEROR

20. ONODA LEAVING

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was officially appointed as Japan’s new prime minister by Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday (October 21), setting the country up for a decisive turn to the right.

An acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and an admirer of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi is expected to return to Abe-style government stimulus as she attempts to jumpstart an economy saddled with slow growth and rising prices.

Takaichi’s new cabinet only includes two women: fellow Abe disciple, Satsuki Katayama becomes the country's first female finance minister while Kimi Onoda becomes economic security minister.

Rising political star Shinjiro Koizumi will serve as defence minister while veteran lawmaker Toshimitsu Motegi will be foreign minister.