Japan has its first ever female prime minister. Her name is Sanae Takaichi. She was elected as the country's 104th prime minister Tuesday. She won 237 votes the lower house Japan's Diet (parliament). Her opponent, Yoshihiko Noda, won 149 votes. Ms Takaichi takes over former leader Shigeru Ishiba. He was power for just one year. Takaichi is head Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). To get enough votes to win the election, she had to make an alliance the right-wing Japan Innovation Party. She has a tough job ahead her. Japanese people are unhappy rising prices, job security, a falling birth rate, and how to care the increasing number of old people.
Sanae Takaichi, 64, has led an interesting life. university, she played drums a heavy metal rock band. She likes sport and supports the Gamba Osaka soccer team and the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. She was interested motorcycles and had a powerful Kawasaki Z400 motorbike. In 1987, Takaichi moved to the USA and wrote books American politics. 1989, she worked as a TV anchor a variety show. Women Japan hope Takaichi's background means she will support gender equality and diversity. However, she opposes same-sex marriage and allowing separate surnames married couples. addition, she does not agree that a woman should become emperor ahead a man.
