Takaichi wins vote to become first LDP female president, likely to be first female prime minister of Japan
By: Global Times | Published: Oct 04, 2025 03:32 PM
Japan's former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi on Saturday won the presidential election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), becoming the first female LDP president. In the parliamentary vote in the coming days to formally elect the country’s prime minister, she is likely to become first Japanese female prime ...