TOKYO -- Gerald Curtis, professor emeritus of political science at Columbia University and a veteran Japan watcher, made critical remarks on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's latest presidential election and the selection of Sanae Takaichi, a conservative national security hawk, as its new leader.
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Sanae Takaichi, the new president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters after her election on Oct. 4 in Tokyo. © Kyodo
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