Japan's elects 1st female prime minister
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Sanae Takaichi has been appointed the first-ever female prime minister of Japan, and will lead a minority government. Here's what we know.
Takaichi, who is known to be an admirer of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, will get an early opportunity to meet President Donald Trump. They are both due to attend a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea at the end of October, and they should find common cause on conservative issues such as immigration.