Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's First female premier
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By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi's new hardline coalition partner unshackles her security ambitions and gives U.S. President Donald Trump room to press for military spending,
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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Who is Sanae Takaichi? Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ poised to be first woman prime minister
Hardline nationalist leader Sanae Takaichi has won the leadership election for Japan ... Ms Takaichi, 64, will succeed prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, as their Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) party remains the largest in parliament. But with recent elections ...