Japan set to have country’s 1st female prime minister

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Japan's ruling party has elected Sanae Takaichi as new leader, and she's likely to become country's first female prime minister
Japan's governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country'...

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Japan is poised for its first-ever female prime minister
Who Is Sanae Takaichi? Japan To Get First Female PM, Critics Question Commitment To Women’s Rights
Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister, with the 64-year-old set to take the helm of the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

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Ultranationalist Abe protégé set to be Japan’s first woman PM: All about Sanae Takaichi
Japan's ruling party elects Takaichi as 1st female leader, set to become PM
Japan ruling party picks new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister
Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as the party hopes to regain public support and stay in power after major election losses.

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