Who Is Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s First Female Prime Minister? NYT | Top Stories By: Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno 21 October 2025 at 13:55 The hard-line conservative is making history in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power. © Eugene Hoshiko/Associated PressLawmakers applauding Sanae Takaichi after she was elected as Japan’s prime minister during an extraordinary session of Parliament on Tuesday.
Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s New Prime Minister, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer NYT | Top Stories By: Javier C. Hernández 21 October 2025 at 16:05 Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her mentor, Shinzo Abe, she is expected to lead Japan to the right. © Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times
Sanae Takaichi Is Set to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister. But Will She Advance Women’s Rights? NYT | Top Stories By: Javier C. Hernández and River Akira Davis 19 October 2025 at 22:36 Sanae Takaichi is poised to break Japan’s political glass ceiling. But some worry she will maintain policies that have held women back. © Kim Kyung-Hoon/ReutersSanae Takaichi at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese Leader Who Gave War Apology, Dies at 101 NYT | China By: Joseph B. Treaster and Hisako Ueno 19 October 2025 at 12:24 His televised address as prime minister, delivered 50 years to the day after Japan announced its surrender, set a marker for his country’s “deep remorse” over wartime atrocities.
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