Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister after winning a party ballot in a run-off against Shinjiro Koizumi. It comes after the Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation, after he led the party into minority government following poor election results. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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