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Yesterday — 21 October 2025Main stream

Who Is Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s First Female Prime Minister?

The hard-line conservative is making history in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power.

© Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press

Lawmakers applauding Sanae Takaichi after she was elected as Japan’s prime minister during an extraordinary session of Parliament on Tuesday.
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