Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vehemently denied the suggestion he made a crude remark about a female foreign leader's "melons." The Japanese prime minister brought a melon here!" "They were insulting, and the prime minister should make a personal apology. I mean, the hypocrisy of Labor and the prime minister on this topic knows no bounds, no bounds whatsoever." Takaichi is considered a very conservative leader who supports the legacy of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.