October 21, 2025, Tokyo, Japan: Former Japanese Internal Affairs Minister SANAE TAKAICHI is elected as Japan’s new Prime Minister at the Lower House’s plenary session at the National Diet in Tokyo. Takaichi will become Japan’s first female prime minister after the inauguration ceremony at the palace. (Credit Image: © Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO via ZUMA Press) . #zumapress #photojournalism #Japan #sanaetakaichi