Close aides to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have expressed concern about her round-the-clock approach and the lack of downtime she has taken since becoming leader a month ago, with some observers criticizing her style as out of touch with the aspirations of modern Japan.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, agreed Sunday to deepen their countries' cooperation in a wide range of areas including security as well as the economy and investment. The agreement came at a time when the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region is increasingly severe.

Weeks into the job, Japan’s new leader has come face-to-face with what it means to cross China’s red line on Taiwan.

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces mounting pressure to soften her stance on Bank of Japan policy and unveil an economic package with a credible funding plan as the yen and government bonds lose ground ahead of her meeting with BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda.

The prime minister is struggling with backlash from China over her recent remarks about a potential Taiwan contingency.

Takaichi, a hardline conservative who was approved by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister last week, is a regular visitor to Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, which honours Japan's war dead, including soldiers and officials convicted of war crimes by an international tribunal.

Japan is open to intervening in the currency market “to mitigate the side effects of a weak yen,” a government panel member said, reflecting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s concerns about inflation.

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

PM Modi met Japan's PM Takaichi at the G20 Summit to discuss bilateral cooperation in innovation, defence, and trade.