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Japanese prime minister's party secures supermajority in a key parliamentary election

The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election ...

How Japan’s Leader Rescued Her Party from the Abyss

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters ...

Japan’s governing party wins lower house victory

The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election ...
Yahoo

Japan's first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group

TOKYO (AP) — In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative ...
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Japan’s first female leader is an ultraconservative star from a male-dominated party

TOKYO — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64 ...
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Japan's first female leader is an ultraconservative star from a male-dominated party

APTOPIX Japan Politics Newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene ...