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Japan to welcome its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi

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During the election campaign, Sanae Takaichi said Japan should "reconsider policies that allow in people with completely different cultures and backgrounds". People born abroad make up just three per cent of the population, and with an ageing population, Japan is in dire need of foreign workers. Source: EPA / Franck Robichon

Japan set to welcome their first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.


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