Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister after parliamentary vote

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister. Japan's parliament has voted in the ultraconservative hardliner, after her party signed a last-minute coalition deal with another right-wing party. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, who resigned after his coalition lost parliamentary elections in July. It's seen as a shift to the right, in a country worried about rising prices, a sluggish economy and immigration. Stephen Nagy, a visiting fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, explains how he thinks Takaichi might run the office. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Japan #SanaeTakaichi #ShigeruIshiba #LiberalDemocraticParty #LDP #Politics #JapanPrimeMinister #BreakingNews #AlJazeeraEnglish