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Japan Today Spotlight #86 | Japan’s first female PM: What’s changed for women?

Japan Today28 October 2026, 12:26 UTCJapan

Japan made history a year ago when Sanae Takaichi became its first female prime minister. Twelve months later, what has her leadership actually meant for women in Japan?…

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