Japan's parliament elected takaichi on. Renowned japan expert sheila smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics, her likely policies, and their impact on women. Wearing a blue suit jacket to reference u.k Prime minister margaret thatcher, takaichi is expected to move the country further to the political right Sanae takaichi has been elected japan's prime minister by its parliament, making her the first woman to hold the office Japan's parliament elected takaichi on tuesday, several weeks after she was chosen to lead the conservative liberal democratic party (ldp), which has spent much of the last seven decades in power
The ldp is seen as shifting further to the.
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