Sanae Takaichi Elected as Japan's First Female Prime Minister

Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the nation's first female prime minister. A protégé of the late Shinzo Abe, Takaichi secured the position after her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) formed a new coalition with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party. Her premiership ends a three-month political vacuum. Takaichi is expected to pursue a hawkish agenda, including a stronger military and constitutional revision, but faces challenges with a fragile coalition and pressing economic issues like rising prices.