Japan, Takaichi
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Japan's first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group
In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party se
Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative and security hawk, is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister amid rising tensions in Asia.