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Japan has a new leader, and she’s a heavy metal drummer
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Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s first female Prime Minister — and a heavy metal drummer
Japan just made history. On 21 October, Sanae Takaichi was elected as the country’s first female Prime Minister, breaking a centuries-old political ceiling in a nation where leadership has long been dominated by men. But while the world focuses on her political firsts, music fans are buzzing about something else entirely — Takaichi’s past life as a heavy metal drummer. Before her career in politics, Takaichi spent her university years behind a d…
Japan broke a glass ceiling this Tuesday with the election of Sanae Takaichi as its prime minister. “This is the first woman to hold this office. Thus the country is preparing for a turn to the right. Acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and admirer of the British Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi received 237 votes in the lower house to elect the next prime minister, over the majority of the 465-seat chamber. “My goal is to become the Iron Lad…
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