(FILES) This handout photo taken on January 13, 2026 and released from Japan's Government Public Relations Office via Jiji Press shows South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi playing drums, in Nara, Nara Prefecture. Some have compared her to baseball star Ohtani, others praise her as a "commoner prime minister", Japan's Sanae Takaichi is generating buzz among Gen-Z in a country where politics has long been determined by the ageing vote. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP via Getty Images) / Japan OUT / ---EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -- To go with AFP story Japan-politics-diplomacy-vote-youth, FOCUS by Tomohiro Osaki /