Sanae Takaichi, the current Prime Minister of Japan, has created history as she is the first woman to hold this position in the country. As a global leader, PM Takaichi’s life has been in the spotlight for quite some time now. Especially, her two marriages to the same person. Sanae Takaichi and her husband, Taku Yamamoto, divorced and then remarried after a few years. As curiosity around Japan’s first female PM’s personal life rises, here’s everything to know about her husband, Taku Yamamoto (now Takaichi).
Sanae Takaichi’s husband, Taku Yamamoto, is a former politician and member of the LDP
Taku Yamamoto was also an active member of the Liberal Democratic Party, which is now led by Sanae Takaichi. Before assuming the role of the spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan in 2025, he had served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2021. Yamamoto had also served as the Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries under the Shinzo Abe government. As per reports, Yamamoto’s brother used to work as a parliamentary aide under Sanae Takaichi, which consequently made their paths cross.
