Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister on Tuesday. Her election marks the end of a three-month political vacuum left by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) disastrous July election, and it comes amid a recent populist wave in Japan akin to growing far-right movements in the United States and Europe.
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Tokyo’s New Leader
Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister on Tuesday. Her election marks the end of a three-month political vacuum left by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) disastrous July election, and it comes amid a recent populist wave in Japan akin to growing far-right movements in the United States and Europe.
Until 24 hours ago, Takaichi’s election appeared in doubt.
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