TAKAICHI ELECTED JAPAN'S PREMIER, SHATTERING GLASS CEILING WITH HARD-RIGHT TURN

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering a political glass ceiling for women and setting the country up for a decisive turn to the right.

An acolyte of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and an admirer of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi is expected to return to Abe-style government stimulus as she attempts to jumpstart an economy struggling with slow growth and rising prices. Her victory marks a pivotal shift where men hold overwhelming sway, yet she named just two women to her cabinet, fewer than she had promised.

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