She is set to be named Japan’s PM when the Diet convenes for an extraordinary session, likely on Oct 15. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO (AP) — In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative ...

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