Credit: Wikimedia Commons Japan has welcomed its first female prime minister in the country’s history. Sanae Takaichi, 64, defeated her centrist opponent Shinjiro Koizumi, in a runoff election at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo and will now lead the Japanese government. She is described as a protege of late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and has served in multiple government roles, including security minister. Takaichi also cites Margaret Thatcher as her political inspiration. “I’m feeling how tough it’s going to be from here on, rather than feeling happy,” Takaichi said after her victory. “We won’t be able to rebuild the party if I don’t get everyone’s help, from all generations,” she continued. “I will scrap my work-life balance and work and work and…
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