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Japan stocks hit an all-time high as the country's first female prime minister takes office.

Live from the UK, this is the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.

I'm William Lee Adams, good morning.

A historic moment in Japan as it swears in its first woman Prime Minister, Sana'e Takaiichi. The Khaeich, Sanaik, K'u, and we're taking the tenor-to-he. Applaus from her peers there, but also it seems from investors too. Japan's Niki-2-25 index surged as much as 1.5% to a record high. But the conservative leader, who's known to admire the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will have to tackle an aging population and the rising cost of living in the

country. The BBC's Nick Marsh joins me now, Nick High. Hello. The new Prime Minister

has a big to-do list. What's top of the agenda? From an economic perspective, it would probably

be inflation. Historically,

Japan has been a country with very low inflation, which also means low economic growth,

and that's a different, more long-term structural problem that Japan faces. But over the past year or so,

food prices have really shot up, and wages haven't gone up to match that.

So people in Japan are basically thinking about these bread and butter issues.

How the new prime minister is going to be able to deal with that is a different matter.

We know that she's a big fan of tax cuts, of increased fiscal spending, low interest rates. That doesn't really go well with the idea of combating inflation.

Takiichi will also have to deal with China, which is increasing its assertiveness in the region. How large does that loom?

It looms very large indeed, not least because China is, as we know, locked in a trade war with the United States, which has always been a close ally of Japan.

In fact, Japan is the largest foreign investor in the United States. So, you know, Japan follows

U.S. economic fortunes incredibly closely. Takaichi is seen as someone who takes a bit of a harder

line on China and also on South Korea, interestingly. That's going to be music to the ears

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