New female Japanese PM, but is it really that big of a deal?

Ok, a lot has happened recently here in Japanese politics, so I'll try and keep it brief.

As you already know, Japan has it's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi. Personally, I'm not so quick to jump for joy, as Australia had its first female PM in Julia Gillard years ago, and that did not go over well - though I felt that was a combination of high expectations, undelivered promises, and Kevin Rudd. From what I have seen of Takaichi, I don't see her pushing for more inclusion of women in positions. I am also concerned that her cabinet is also made up of ministers that have in recent years been tangled up in financial corruption. Takaichi says the matter been resolved, and the ministers involved had been punished - but the fact they have kept their jobs, when your average peasant's head would be rolling in an instant if they did the same thing. Rules for thee but not for me I guess. 

Regarding the policies I have seen so far - the issues of foreigners is the current trend at the moment here in Japan. Most likely in a reaction to Sanseito's sudden rise to relevance in the Upper House elections back in June this year made foreigners the scapegoats by puffing up how crime is rising because of foreigners (it isn't). Some of her policies make sense - basically kick out any foreigner who is breaching their visa or illegally staying in Japan: That is a no brainer. Another is for Japan to refuse "economic refugees" - those leaving their country not because their lives are in danger, but fleeing from poverty and lack of job opportunities. Keep in that mind that successfully getting asylum in Japan is pretty damn difficult, only a handful of people get their refugee status recognized in Japan each year, way less than other countries. Thing is though, some misinformation has been popping up recently about Sanae Takaichi's policies:

The post is absolute BS, if you watch the video in that post, she is reiterating her stance against economic refugees that those illegally staying in Japan. That's it. Don't get why some folks are trying to claim that it's more than that. The fact of the matter is, Japan needs foreigners for labor due to the ongoing declining birth rate, and to get rid of the people who not only fill in gaps in labor, but also contribute to Japan's Health insurance and pension systems would be absolute stupidity on Japan's part. If some politician was dumb enough to pitch that idea, good luck explaining to the people why their health insurance premiums and pension fees are increased without any significant improvements. Very hard sell. 

Unrelated, but the Japanese government did revise the business manager visa earlier last month. The rules and requirements have been tightened to stop certain people from abusing the benefits of the business manager visa. By that, I mean it was clearly intended to stop mainland Chinese from abusing the system to easy Permanent Resident visas for themselves and their families. When this revelation came out, a lot of Japanese people were pissed, and the fact that a of Chinese were bragging about it online did not help one bit. I think there's nothing wrong with tightening the requirements - if you're not going to contribute to the betterment of Japan and simply leach off the benefits, why should you be rewarded with permanent residency?