TOKYO -- With Sanae Takaichi shattering the glass ceiling of Japanese politics to become the country's first female prime minister last month, her new coalition's progress on gender equality in a traditionally male-dominated society is coming under scrutiny.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, has only appointed two women to her first cabinet. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
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