Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister, ending a three-month political vacuum following the resignation of Shigeru Ishiba.
Takaichi, 64, received 237 votes in the parliament’s 465-seat lower house.
Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) formed a coalition with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party (JIP). However, the coalition remains two seats short of a parliamentary majority, requiring further support from opposition lawmakers to pass legislation.
Takaichi appointed 19 ministers, including only two women, Satsuki Katayama as finance minister and Kimi Onoda as economic security minister, despite pledges to increase female representation in government.
She is expected to pursue a conservative agenda, including higher defense spending, constitutional revision, strengthening security ties with the U.S., and stricter immigration policies.

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