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What Sanae Takaichi Has Said About Donald Trump
Takaichi, who is known to be an admirer of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, will get an early opportunity to meet President Donald Trump. They are both due to attend a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea at the end of October, and they should find common cause on conservative issues such as immigration.

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5 things to know about Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister
How Sanae Takaichi Remade Japan’s Ruling Coalition to Become the Country’s First Female PM
Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister
Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the nation’s first female prime minister, ending a three-month political vacuum.

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What to Know About Sanae Takaichi’s New Government
Japan's first female leader is an ultraconservative star from a male-dominated party
Japan elects conservative hardliner Sanae Takaichi as first female Prime Minister after she vowed to be ready for war
The conservative hardliner is set to be sworn in later today after agreeing to a last-minute coalition deal to secure a majority.

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Japan's Takaichi to become prime minister after winning lower house vote
Sanae Takaichi elected Japan's first female prime minister - as it happened

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister, as fellow lawmakers select the ultraconservative

Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative politician Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister, just days before a scheduled visit by President Trump.

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female leader

Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country where both politics and workplaces are dominated by older men.

Takaichi elected Japan's premier, shattering glass ceiling with hard-right turn

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering a political glass ceiling for women and setting the country up for a decisive turn to the right.
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