Sanae Takaichi Set To Become Japan’s First Female PM
October 20, 2025
1:34 pm
Japan is set to appoint its first female prime minister, with conservative leader Sanae Takaichi expected to secure parliament’s vote on Tuesday following a coalition agreement with the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin).
The alliance gives Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Ishin a combined 231 seats in Japan’s lower house—just two short of a simple majority but enough to ensure victory in the prime ministerial ballot. “I look forward to working together to strengthen Japan’s economy and transform the country,” Takaichi said during the coalition signing ceremony with Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Ishin’s parliamentary head Fumitake Fujita.
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