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China hawk Takaichi named Japan's first woman PM
China hawk Takaichi named Japan's first woman PM
Economy
by  AFP

Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Parliament appointed Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister on Tuesday, after she unexpectedly won a majority in a first round of voting.