Japan has its 1st female prime minister
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Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated political landscape
Sanae Takaichi, the pro-stimulus conservative who has become Japan’s first female prime minister, is an energetic nationalist with a soft spot for the hard-nosed politics of Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher and the heavy metal music of Iron Maiden.