Appointment clinched via a last-minute coalition deal, but government remains without a majority, leaving the risk of instability.
Japan’s parliament has elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister.
A protege of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Takaichi received 237 votes in the 465-seat lower house of parliament on Tuesday to confirm her in the role.
The victory follows a las
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