https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/85558
　It has been revealed that the LDP has decided not to officially endorse Ken Yamamoto (41), the son-in-law of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who had announced his candidacy for the Fukui 2nd District in the House of Representatives election (announced on January 27th, voting on February 8th). Prime Minister Takaichi's office revealed this in response to an interview with Shukan Bunshun.
　Yamamoto Ken is the eldest son of former House of Representatives member Taku Yamamoto, husband of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and currently serves as a member of the Fukui Prefectural Assembly. On the 19th, the Fukui Prefectural LDP branch decided to submit his nomination to the LDP headquarters as an official candidate. However, Takaichi's office responded to Shukan Bunshun on January 21st as follows:
"I understand that Yamamoto Ken, a member of the prefectural assembly, has applied for official endorsement as the LDP candidate for Fukui Prefecture's 2nd district in the upcoming House of Representatives election, but today the LDP election headquarters decided that he will not be officially endorsed. However, I have heard that they have plans to support another candidate."
On the 19th, Shukan Bunshun sent Takaichi a questionnaire about the consistency between her previous assertion that "hereditary succession should be restricted" and her son's candidacy, as well as suspicions of profiteering surrounding the biomass business by the Yamamoto father and son.
　On the 20th, Takaichi's office responded, "We are aware of the reports regarding Prefectural Assembly member Yamamoto Ken regarding the next House of Representatives election, but we have not spoken to him about this matter at all."
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What, nepo baby denied in Japan?! Times are changing…
How did Takaichi manage to have separate surname than her husband?
I don’t know the background, can somebody explain.
Isn’t she against women fighting for the right to have separate surname?