Sanae takaichi acknowledging the applause after she was elected as japan’s new prime minister during an extraordinary session of parliament in tokyo on tuesday According to the bbc, this was takaichi's third attempt at being the prime minister of japan. Hardline conservative sanae takaichi was chosen as japan's first female prime minister on tuesday, shattering the political glass ceiling and setting the country up for a decisive turn to the.
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Sanae takaichi, a heavy metal drummer, becomes japan's first woman prime minister takaichi will likely be approved by the upper house as well and sworn in as japan's 104th prime minister on tuesday evening to succeed the incumbent shigeru ishiba, who last month announced his resignation.
Hardline conservative sanae takaichi became the first female prime minister of japan on tuesday, october 21
This win came a few weeks after takaichi became the president of the liberal democratic party
