Bangladesh, Oct. 23 -- Generally, with the change of the political command in a democracy, its foreign policy direction, too, goes some transformation. Will it happen in Japan after the election of Sanae Takaichi as its new Prime Minister and have any effects on Tokyos relations with Washington? Observers say the prospects of Tokyo- Washington ties are rather far brighter under Takaichs leadership.

She is a protégé of the countrys legendary Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In Abes first term as Prime Minister, Takaichi held five ministerial portfolios, including a record-breaking tenure as the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications. Prime Minister Abe appointed her in 2012 in his second term too. She was ideologically alway...