THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 21, 2025 at 17:59 JST
Sanae Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is elected prime minister during a Lower House plenary session on Oct. 21. (Nobuo Fujiwara)
Sanae Takaichi was voted in as the 104th prime minister of Japan on Oct. 21, becoming the first woman selected for the nation’s highest post. [Read More]
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