Japan’s first female leader is an ultraconservative star from a male-dominated party

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated political landscape.
The Economist

Takaichi Sanae becomes Japan’s first female prime minister

Hawkish on security policy, dovish on fiscal policy and traditionalist on social policy, she will move her country to the right

Japan Has a New Leader, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer

Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her mentor, Shinzo Abe, she is expected to lead Japan to the right.

Japan's Takaichi to order stimulus package, Kyodo reports

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will instruct her cabinet to draft a stimulus package to tackle inflation at her first cabinet meeting on Tuesday night, Kyodo news agency reported.

Japan’s new leader drums to relieve stress. She has many reasons to reach for her sticks

For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal. As Japan’s first female leader, she has many reasons to reach for her sticks

Asian markets extend gains, Japan’s Nikkei nears 50,000-level

Asian markets have advanced, with Japan's benchmark approaching the symbolically important 50,000 level for the first time as conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi was poised to become the country's first female prime minister.

Japan's Nikkei extends record, bonds stable, on Takaichi PM election

Japan's Nikkei share gauge extended its record-breaking rally on Tuesday as fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi cleared a parliamentary vote to become the nation's next prime minister.
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