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Takaichi Becomes Japan’s 1st Female Prime Minister

Japan's first female prime minister plays heavy metal on drums to let off steam

Sanae Takaichi is the first woman chosen to serve as Japan's prime minister. She favors a strong military, a strong economy — and a strong drum riff.

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Japan's Parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as country's 1st woman Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi, 64, will present a Cabinet with a number of allies of LDP's most powerful kingmaker, Taro Aso, and others who backed her in the party leadership vote.

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Conservative turn in Japan’s politics

Takaichi has been unapologetic about Japan’s role in World War II, which will have a bearing on the country’s relations with China and South Korea, victims of Tokyo’s militarism.

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