Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday (Oct 21), shattering the nation's glass ceiling and setting it up for a forceful turn to the right.

Takaichi received 237 votes in the lower house election, topping the majority of the 465-seat chamber.

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