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Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister



Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister

Japan’s parliament elected the country’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday morning. CBS News foreign correspondent Anna Coren has more details.

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  4. @tanaka.shinji1 on

    As a former Japanese citizen now living in the United States, I believe that a Japanese female Prime Minister was chosen during a time of serious crisis. Japan's economy is facing deep challenges, including a declining population, reluctance to accept immigrants, inflation, and a huge government debt. These are complex problems, and Japanese people are often reluctant to embrace change. Many male leaders seem to have given up on making reforms, which is why a female leader was chosen at this critical time. This pattern is also seen in the United States, where female leaders are often appointed during times of serious trouble in governments or large corporations. Unfortunately, this is a very ironic situation.😮

  9. @Human-hx8yp on

    Sanae Takaichi is a hard-right ultra-conservative especially when it comes to social and cultural issues(She is highly Anti-LGBT and Anti-feminist).

    And she is a Strong Nationalist and hawkish(She is Anti-Pacifist and Anti-CCP). So we can expect that she will end Article 9 and heavily militarize Japan to WW2 levels. We can also expect Japan becoming a Nuclear state in her era. And she also have a great plan to make Japan the largest economy in Asia again. So we can expect Japan to become a superpower again under her leadership.

    She is a strong Traditionalist who put Japan First. So this is good for Japan and for the world. This could be a Turning Point for the World and it's order. Congratulations Prime Minister Takaichi. All the best🎉🇯🇵

  13. @だらすぞー on

    Japan's

    Do you know Minister Onoda?

    She is the successor of Prime Minister Takaichi.

    She is

    Japan's first

    Born in Chicago

    She is the Minister of Economic Security of Japan.

  16. @ik1468-e3q on

    With a keen insight from many different perspectives she keeps trying to find the best solution. She's never been a spoiled child spending her elementary school life to bring her new born brother washing dirty "cloth diapers" everyday for working parents.
    Worked to save money for University's tuition by herself to commuted 3-hour each way as her parents didn't agree to pay for 4 year college since her parents wanted her to go to 2 year college, and didn't let her live away from home as a young female student.
    And now she is a PM who takes care of her husband who had a stroke. 
    She worked for Democratic congresswoman Pat Schroeder as a congressional fellow in the US (1987) with sponsorship from the Matsushita (Panasonic founder) Institute.

  21. @an-kv2kb on

    They agreed to a divorce in July 2017, with Takaichi citing differing political views and aspirations as the reason for the divorce.[2] However, they rekindled their marriage in December 2021,[3] and he adopted Takaichi's surname.[4] She became president of the Liberal Democratic Party[3]

  22. @z_a_k_10014 on

    I don’t understand anyone who’s actually saying congrats — as a Japanese person, I find it super terrifying. Takaichi is full of hatred, just like Trump.

  23. @pebblest on

    I am very delighted, too delighted!!!!! May GOD Almighty be her strength, Donald Trump, Dominik Tarczyński and all others fighting evil and illegal immigrants, to rebuke evil.

  31. @zephryus on

    Wow, that's one way to shoot yourself in the foot. Listen, you know who votes in japan? It's not anyone younger than 45. Politics are not a thing for japanese youth, ultimately leaving it up to tonedeaf old people with an outdated world view to decide your fate. This woman is going to continue the trend of Japan spiraling down the drain. Deflation isn't going to ease and that country isn't going to make as much money as they did in the 80's.
    Japan, if you want change, educate your youth in an unbiased manor about politics. You're currently raising a whole generation (and there isn't many of them due to your declining birth rate) who won't know how to make political decisions, and if you keep making poor political choices like this, you're going to forever make your youth disinterested in politics. Choices like this leave a bad taste in peoples' mouths and you doom yourself to keep making the same mistakes. You will never get out of this economic downturn that you have been experiencing since 1991 until you make better choices. Stop voting ineffective, bad politicians. you'll turn into Turkiye.

  35. @melanieleanne on

    Thank you for protecting your beautiful country, the number 1 country in the world for culture and values, from illegal invaders. Might be the last remaining authentic country on Earth.

  36. @pantherinparadise9686 on

    The best thing about Japan are the Japanese. They are the ones that made it a nation of low crime, honesty, honor and safe mass transportation. Unlike like America, especially New York City aka the Big Crapple.