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Breaking News: Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister. She’s a heavy metal drummer and hard-line conservative. nyti.ms/42PadWr

Portrait of Sanae Takaichi, a woman with short dark hair wearing a light gray suit jacket over a black top, a thin necklace, and a brooch, smiling slightly with one eye winking, against a plain background. Text overlay reads Sanae Takaichi Is Named Japans First Female Prime Minister with credit Kim Kyung-Hoon Reuters. Separate image shows a wooden building exterior at dusk with air conditioning units, a utility pole, and a poster featuring Sanae Takaichi in a pink outfit smiling, partially obscured by a beige cloth, mounted on the wall.

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