'Iron Lady' Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan's First Woman Prime Minister

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi was elected Prime Minister by parliament on Tuesday, becoming the country’s first woman to hold the position.

Takaichi avoided a runoff by securing a decisive victory in the first round of voting in the Lower House, winning 237 votes against Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda’s 149, Kyodo reported.

According to the official Japanese news agency, the 64-year-old Takaichi captured 237 of the 465 votes cast in the lower house of parliament to officially become Japan’s new prime minister.

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