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Sanae Takaichi Set to Become Japan 1st Female Prime Minister

For Sanae Takaichi, Becoming Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister May Be the Easy Part

The problems she inherits appear intractable, raising concerns about a revolving door at the top reminiscent of the 2006-2012 era, when “one and done” prime ministers ruled.

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Sanae Takaichi Is Likely to Be Japan’s Next Leader. Who Is She?

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Who Is Sanae Takaichi? Conservative Set To Be Japan’s First Female Leader

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Reactions: Japan ruling party picks Sanae Takaichi as new leader

Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan's first female prime minister after winning the race on Saturday to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Japan’s next leader may be its first woman or youngest in modern era

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What Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Means for the Country’s Gender Politics

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Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan's first female premier

Such a spending shift could spook investors in Japanese bonds, worried about one of the world's biggest debt loads, and put downward pressure on the yen.

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Japan's ruling party votes for a new leader, hoping to regain public trust and stay in power

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Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first woman PM-to-be

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What Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Could Mean for the Country’s Gender Politics

The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also effectively Japan’s next Prime Minister, setting her up to be the first woman to lead the country.

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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

Japan Is Set for Its First Female Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s governing party, paving the way for her to become prime minister of the coalition government.

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Japan's Takaichi vows Nordic levels of women in cabinet. Can she deliver?

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -In her campaign to become Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi made a bold promise to narrow the country's wide gender gap in politics and lift the number of women in cabinet to a par with socially progressive Nordic countries.

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Japan Set for First Female Prime Minister Amid U.S. Friction Over Trade, Security

Sanae Takaichi, elected leader of the ruling party, wants more spending and has floated reopening trade agreement struck with Trump.