Japan just made history and the Japan stock market is rocketing. Last week Sanae Takaichi was elected to be Japan’s new prime minister. setting her up to become the nation’s first female prime minister.
- She is very conservative.
- Japan’s immigration policy will end.
- Tokyo may cooperate with Trump on crypto
- Arigato.
Known as a fiscal hawk with a taste for economic expansion, Takaichi’s policies are already boosting markets. So is she set to be a game-changer for crypto and the Japanese stock market or is she going to make a mess similar to what we saw UK PMs Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak do?
Japan Stock Market: Who is “Japan’s Iron Lady” and What’s Her Fiscal Policy?
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Dubbed Japan’s Iron Lady, Sanae Takaichi built her career in the mold of Margaret Thatcher. Born in 1961, she studied business at Kobe University, trained at the Matsushita Institute, and spent time as a US Congressional Fellow before entering politics in 1993.
Her ascent was steady, not flashy – unless you count her dope photo on a motorcycle in the 90s – and defined by calculated moves through Japan’s political machinery. With over three cabinet posts, including stints as Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Economic Security, she earned a reputation as a pragmatic reformer with a steel spine.
“I will have everyone work like carriage horses. I will abandon the concept of work-life balance,” Takaichi said after being elected.
Sanae Takaichi is not "Japan's first female prime minister"
It's ''A woman who goes from a typical office worker family to becoming prime minister through hard work.''
Let's give credit where it's due, don't act like she got elected because she is a female. Do not… pic.twitter.com/FwWdCxQEeW
— Kumashun
(@isfjcutebear) October 4, 2025
Her admiration for Thatcher and her unrelenting emphasis on discipline and productivity has already earned her a devoted following among worldwide conservatives. Maybe this is Japan’s MAGA era?
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Takaichi’s victory sparked a +4.3% surge in the Nikkei 225, pushing it to an all-time high of 47,734.04, while the yen plunged to the edge of 150 per US. dollar. The USDJPY is also up +2% today. Investors are betting that Japan’s new leader will lean into fiscal expansion and BOJ cooperation, a formula reminiscent of Abenomics, but only more aggressive.
It’s simple. Takaichi is pro money printing:
- Print money
- Currency loses value
- Stocks and Crypto pump from more stimulus
Meanwhile, gold surged above $3,900, hitting a record peak.
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rallied to an all-time high of $125,653, riding a wave of liquidity and macro uncertainty.
Free money goes to risk on assets and crypto is gonna print.
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While Takaichi hasn’t spoken directly about cryptocurrency or Web3, her pro-growth policies could revive one of Japan’s longest-running policy debates: crypto taxation reform.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) recently proposed overhauling Japan’s crypto tax structure for 2026, including:
- Introducing separate 20% taxation on crypto gains (to match equities).
- Allowing loss carryforwards for up to three years.
- Clarifying corporate tax treatment for token issuers and startups.
One of Takaichi’s first major foreign policy tests comes later this month, when President Donald Trump visits Tokyo.
If Takaichi aligns even partially with Trump’s deregulatory stance on crypto, Japan could position itself as Asia’s regulatory counterweight to China’s digital yuan. The squeeze is on; this could be the return to 1980s Japan. Cue the City Pop!
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- The clock is ticking on one of crypto’s longest legal dramas and the XRP price could be ready to rocket.
- The XRP price broke above $3.00 and didn’t flinch. At least not yet…
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