Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Is ‘World's Most Powerful Woman,’ The Economist Says

By Yuya Yokobori / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
14:08 JST,
February 15, 2026
LONDON — The latest issue of the British magazine The Economist features an article on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi titled, “The world’s most powerful woman.”
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