Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's first female PM

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Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected, staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is poised to make history as Japan’s first female prime minister. The 64-year-old secured victory in the party’s leadership election on Saturday, campaigning as a hardline leader prioritising national defence and economic security. She saw off competition from generational-change candidate Shinjiro Koizumi, the 44-year-old surfing son of