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Diamond Online reports on Prime Minister Takaichi's "surprising work style":
「Why has such a strange situation come about? The reason is simple: Takaichi probably lacks the mental framework of listening to a wide range of views, debating them, and then making a decision.
More fundamentally, there are signs that Takaichi avoids even the act of meeting people, which is the very starting point of politics. A glance at newspaper reports on the prime minister’s daily schedule makes this obvious. The people Takaichi meets are almost all bureaucrats, and the numbers are limited, with many days looking conspicuously sparse. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, there are often days where the schedule consists of just a single line: ‘Spent the whole day at the official residence.’
“Even on weekdays, once office hours are over, she quickly withdraws to the residence adjacent to the prime minister’s office. The conventional wisdom is that, while on duty at the residence, the only person she sees is Chief Cabinet Secretary Yuji Iida (former Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry). A Liberal Democratic Party figure responsible for coordinating with the residence describes Takaichi’s ‘work style’ with surprise.
‘She hardly ever answers her smartphone. She only replies to emails on matters that interest her.’」
The article claims there is a "lack of communication" between Takaichi and LDP lawmakers. She also allegedly ignored phone calls from the leader of the Ishin Party, the LDP's coalition partner.
It describes her frequent Twitter/X posts as "one-way" communication that avoids dialogue with the LDP and other parties.
Takaichi's approach to the possibility of an energy crisis is also criticized. South Korea's government has called on citizens to conserve energy, but Takaichi has not made a similar announcement. Instead, she told the public via a social media post to continue acting as they normally would.
Sources within the LDP are cited claiming that the party is concerned that Takaichi “thinks alone and decides alone.”

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