Japan Parliament Elects Sanae Takaichi as First Female Prime Minister
Japan parliament is set to elect ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female PM on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. This follows her party’s coalition deal with a new partner that shifts her governing bloc further to the right. Ms. Takaichi take over from PM Shigeru Ishiba, end a three-month political vacuum that followed the