Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated political landscape.

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was chosen as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering the political glass ceiling and setting the country up for a decisive turn to the right.

Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister after the Liberal Democratic Party formed a coalition with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party. Her victory ends a political vacuum, but challenges remain as her government lacks a majority in both houses of parliament,

Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan's political establishment and loosen Tokyo's administrative stranglehold, the Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, will now help the ruling Liberal Democratic Party extend seven decades of dominance.

Japanese stocks have room to run after the “Takaichi trade” helped drive them to a record peak, according to UBS Global Wealth Management. “Japanese equities rallied to an all-time record high on Tuesday,

Following the historic coalition deal between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party, unease is growing within b

Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi looks set to become Japan's first female prime minister after the right-leaning Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, said it was ready to back her premiership.

Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool via REUTERS TOKYO (Reuters) -Anticipation grew on Monday that Sanae Takaichi will become Japan's first female premier, with the backing of the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party,