Japan鈥檚 incoming new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has approached an opposition party with a view to expanding the governing coalition to give it a working majority in parliament, reports said Tuesday.
Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan鈥檚 first female prime minister, but many of her positions are socially conservative in an often still deeply patriarchal nation.
Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a 鈥榥ew era鈥� Saturday after becoming head of Japan鈥檚 ruling party, putting her on course to become the country鈥檚 first woman prime minister.
