Hayao Takaichi, who is expected to become Japan's first female prime minister, has appointed Shunichi Suzuki, the former finance minister, as the new secretary-general of the ruling party, in a move seen as an attempt to quell concerns about fiscal discipline. Takayuki Kobayashi, who previously ran against Takaichi in the party leadership election and supported her in the run-off round, has been appointed as the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's policy survey; Yukiko Arimura, a former f...