Sanae Takaichi at a news conference at the LDP party’s headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4. The yen slid further on Wednesday after touching the weakest level since February against the dollar, as Sanae Takaichi’s surprise win as the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party continued to weigh on the currency. Most Read from Bloomberg The Japanese currency weakened to as low as 152.34 against the greenback, while moving to a fresh record against the euro since the common currency’s inception in 1 ...