The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed above 47,000 for the first time as investors welcomed Sanae Takaichi's victory.

Sanae Takaichi se convirtió en la líder del gobernante Partido Liberal Democrático (PLD) al derrotar en segunda vuelta a Koizumi.

Takaichi, likely to become Japan’s first female PM, is a rightwinger who has been critical of China and focused on migration in her campaign