FILE - Japan's former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions during a joint press conference by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election candidates at the party's headquarters, Sept. 23, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)
FILE - Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Sanae Takaichi, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, celebrates after Ishiba was elected as new the head of Japan's ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, Sept. 27, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool, File)
Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, center, is elected as Japan's new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
FILE - Japan's Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, arrives at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
FILE - Japan's former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions during a joint press conference by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election candidates at the party's headquarters, Sept. 23, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)
FILE - Shigeru Ishiba, right, with Sanae Takaichi, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, celebrates after Ishiba was elected as new the head of Japan's ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, Sept. 27, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool, File)
FILE - Former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, center right, bows as Takaichi was chosen as the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party during the party's leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, following her party’s last-minute coalition deal to secure a majority. She succeeds Shigeru Ishiba after his party’s heavy election losses.
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