The Economist.
Hello, and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host, Rosie Blau.
Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
America is known as a land of immigrants, but you may have heard that Donald Trump isn't so keen on them.
His zero-migration policy has been remarkably effective in stemming the inwards flow.
Question is, what impact will that have?
And Germany has its fair share of traditional coffee houses,
but a fast-growing chain of coffee shops is stirring things up.
Life Among People has stark interiors and offers super quick service.
Crucially, it's also really cheap.
But first, Takaichi Sanae, a conservative hardliner,
has become Japan's 104th Prime Minister, and the first woman to hold the job.
Noah Snyder is our East Asia Bureau Chief.
She was elected as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party earlier this month,
and after a few weeks of political wrangling, she emerged in the Diet as the country's new leader today.
Her confirmation marks a historic step forward for gender equality in one of the world's most patriarchal democracies.
But Takaichi, a security hawk, a fiscal dove,
and an arch social conservative, promises to shift Japan's political center of gravity to the right.
She sounds like a slightly surprising choice for Prime Minister.