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In a historic moment for Japan, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the country’s first female prime minister. Marking a shift in a political landscape of the East Asian nation long dominated by men, both houses of Japan’s Parliament voted in her favour.

The 64-year-old conservative, known for her outspoken criticism of China, won 237 votes in the Lower House, comfortably clearing the majority threshold in the 465-seat chamber, according to the BBC .

In the run-off vote, the Upper House also chose Takaichi, who received 125 votes — just one more than needed for a simple majority.

Inspired by Britain’s late leader Margaret Thatcher, a hardline conservative, Takaichi, rose to the top after a whirlwind of political manoeuvring

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