Japan’s governing party on Saturday (October 4, 2025) elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.
In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, Ms. Takaichi would make history as the first female leader of Japan’s long-governing conservative Liberal Democratic Party. She is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party.
Ms. Takaichi beat Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in a runof
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