Japan is set to get its first woman prime minister after social conservative Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk, clinched a last-minute deal on Monday to form a new coalition.

Takaichi, Japan's fifth PM in as many years, will replace PM Shigeru Ishiba, and will lead a minority government.

However, six days later the Komeito party, uncomfortable about Takaichi's conservative views and an LDP slush fund scandal, quit the coalition, forcing the 64-year-old Takaichi to form an alliance with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), which was signed on Monday evening.

(This is a developing story. Check back for updates.)

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