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Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan's First Female Premier

Inspired by Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female premier

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating her hero, Britain's late leader Margaret Thatcher, after a whirlwind few w...

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Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister, citing Thatcher inspiration

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5 things to know about Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister

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Instant View: Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister

Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house.

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Japan’s Parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female Prime Minister

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Sanae Takaichi takes charge as Japan’s first female Prime Minister

Who is Sanae Takaichi?

The heavy-metal-loving, motorcycle-driving Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) was elected the first female prime minister of Japan on Tuesday. Wearing a blue suit jacket to reference U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi is expected to move the country further to the political right.

Japan's Takaichi faces early test of defence ambitions with Trump visit

Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi's new hardline coalition partner unshackles her security ambitions and gives U.S. President Donald Trump room to press for military spending, but her fragile government may put a brake on what she can do.