Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's first female prime minister in parliament on Tuesday, backed by the party's new coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, amid political flux caused by growing multiparty dynamics.While the alliance of the LDP and the JIP holds just short of a majority in the House of Representatives, Takaichi was endorsed by both houses of parliament as Shigeru Ishiba's successor, as opposition forces failed to field a joint candidate.Later in the day, new Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced the list of Cabinet …READ FULL ARTICLE
