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Japan's first female prime minister elected: Conservative Sanae Takaichi

2025-10-21 07:42:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Japan's first female prime minister elected: Conservative Sanae Takaichi

Conservative Sanae Takaichi will become Japan's first female prime minister after the country's parliament voted for a new leader on Tuesday, in a historic moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and workplaces are dominated by older men.

Takaichi will take on the role as Japan faces growing economic difficulties and a divided and deadlocked politics, and just days before US President Donald Trump visits.

Her deeply conservative views have alarmed some members of the center-right party. For example, she supports revising Japan's pacifist constitution and frequently visits a controversial war shrine that contains the names of those convicted of war crimes during World War II.

She also opposes same-sex marriage and a growing movement to allow married couples to use separate surnames.

Some of these stances, such as her aggressive views on China, could complicate Japan's regional relations. And within Japan, some worry about her economic proposals to spend big and cut taxes as the country grapples with inflation and an extremely high cost of living.

She was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (which, despite its name, is conservative) in early October, defeating more moderate candidates. It suggested a rightward shift for the scandal-hit LDP, which suffered heavy losses in the last two parliamentary elections as disaffected voters turned to new far-right parties./CNA, translated by CNN





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