00:00Hotline Conservative Sanei Takaichi pledged to build a strong Japan after being elected in parliamentary votes to become the country's first prime minister on Tuesday.
00:10In a first press conference, Takaichi, known as an advocate of expansionary fiscal and monetary policy, promised to work tirelessly to restore Japan's economy might.
00:22The new Japanese leader also said she would deepen the country's relationship with the United States under President Donald Trump.
00:30Ma moなくトランプ大統領の来日が予定をされておりますけれども、もしお会いできましたら、日米が直面する問題について率直な意見交換を通じて、首脳同士の信頼関係をまず深めていきたいなと思っております。
00:51それからAPEC、これも重要な地域枠組みでございます。首脳会議がございますので、ルールに基づく自由で公正な経済秩序、この維持強化の重要性をしっかりと訴えてまいります。
01:08何としても各国の首脳とお会いできる貴重な機会でございますので、私はすごく楽しみにしております。
01:17時間をかけて信頼関係をつくって、そして日本からもどんどん提案をし、存在感を発揮し、やはり世界の真ん中で先誇る日本外交を取り戻したい、こういう強い決意でおります。
01:31Takaichi has said defence and national security would be core pillars of any administration she led.
01:37A frequent visitor to Yasukuni War Shrine in Tokyo that some Asian neighbours like China and South Korea view as a symbol of wartime immigration,
01:46Takaichi has also called for a revision of Japan's post-war pacifist constitutions to recognise the existence of the nation's military forces.
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