The election of Sanae Takaichi as Japan's first female prime minister and the subsequent formation of a new ruling coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party was selected as the top domestic news story of 2025 by senior editors at Kyodo News and its member and subscriber newspapers and broadcasters. (1) Takaichi becomes Japan's first female PM, LDP, JIP form ruling coalitionSanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister in October after a series of political setbacks that included the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and th…READ FULL ARTICLE
