Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan 's first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering the nation's glass ceiling and setting it up for a forceful turn to the right.
An acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and an admirer of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi received 237 votes in the lower house election to choose the next premier, topping the majority of the 465-seat cham
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