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Japan to get first female PM, but Takaichi not a feminist

 Published: 12:46, 5 October 2025

Japan to get first female PM, but Takaichi not a feminist

Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, but many of her positions are socially conservative in an often still deeply patriarchal nation.

Takaichi, whose hero is Margaret Thatcher, became head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday and will likely take office later this month.
 

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