JAPAN l Parliament elects Sanae Takaichi, the first female Prime Minister in the country

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21/10/2025 FTS 06.30 Parliament elects ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as first female prime minister in the country teleSUR  These and more stories now!  🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00In Russia, Japan's parliament elected ultra-conservative Sanae Takaishi as the country's first female

00:06prime minister on Tuesday.

00:08Takaishi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending three months of political uncertainty following

00:13the Liberal Democratic Party's election loss in July.

00:16Ishiba, who served only one year as prime minister, resigned along with his cabinet,

00:22clearing the way for his successor.

00:24Takaishi faces a tight schedule with a mayor policy speech, talked with President Trump

00:30and regional summits this week.

00:32Her top priorities are tackling rising prices and rolling out economic stimulus measures

00:37by the end of December to address public frustration.

00:41While she is Japan's first female prime minister, Takaishi shows little interest in promoting

00:46gender equality or diversity.

00:48She opposes women's advancement measures, support male-only succession for the imperial

00:53family and reject same-sex marriage.

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