Sanae Takaichi, 64, admires former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and is a proponent of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative vision for Japan. Takaichi is the first female president of Japan's predominantly male ruling party that has dominated Japan's postwar politics almost without interruption. Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Takaichi celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election. I will work, work, work and work."