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Japan's ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
Manila Bulletin
|October 6, 2025
Japan’s governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultraconservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister.
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In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the 64-year-old Takaichi makes history as the first female leader of Japan's long-governing conservative Liberal Democratic Party. Takaichi is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party.
This story is from the October 6, 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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