TOKYO -- It took Sanae Takaichi more than three decades as a lawmaker and three attempts to become Japan's prime minister. She finally succeeded on Tuesday. Now she has had only a matter of days to get ready to strut her stuff on the international diplomatic stage.
Just days after her election as Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, seen here at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, is expected to leverage her political affiliation with her late predecessor, Shinzo Abe, to build a relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is visiting Japan next week. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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