She used to play drums in college and loves Iron Maiden. She’s conservative and her country’s first female prime minister.

Japan has elected its first woman Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, marking what many have hailed as a historic step for gender parity in one of the world's most conservative political landscapes. Yet ...

Ms Takaichi, an ultra-conservative who on Tuesday became Japan’s first female prime minister, had promised to model her ...

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PM Takaichi focused on maintaining harmony among factions within the Liberal Democratic Party. As a result, her ability to add her personal touch to the appointments was apparently limited.

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“Takaichi has not promised mass deportations,” Jeffrey Hall, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba ...

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