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Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister After Lower-House Vote

A late pact with Ishin secured her elevation without delivering an outright lower-house majority.

Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister in Parliamentary Vote