Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Sanae Takaichi was elected prime minister of Japan on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to lead the country.
Japan's House of Representatives announced in a statement that Takaichi had been "chosen by open ballot" during a plenary session on Tuesday.
Takaichi, the Liberal Democratic Party president, will be Japan's 104th prime minister. The Japan Times reported that she received 237 votes to Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda's 149.
第104代内閣総理大臣指名の瞬間(衆議院本会議) pic.twitter.com/XZ1IwsE1go— 自民党広報 (@jimin_koho) October 21, 2025
The vote was held after the cabinet of now-former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned en masse Tuesday morning.
