Japan is set to get its first female prime minister, and conservative Sanae Takaichi will have complex political juggling to do from day-1 to keep the job.

Sanae Takaichi is likely to become Japan's next prime minister, after the opposition Japan Innovation Party said Monday it was ready to back her premiership.

Sanae Takaichi secures 237 votes in 465-seat lower house and 125 votes in upper house of parliament - Anadolu Ajansı

Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, won the lower house vote to choose the next prime minister on Tuesday, clearing the way for her inauguration as the country's first female premier later in the day.

The 64-year-old is often described as a hardline conservative and a protege of the late former PM Shinzo Abe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan’s parliament is set to elect Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female Prime Minister on Tuesday, ending a three-month political stalemate following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) defeat in the July election, according to AP.

Japan's likely next prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, plans to appoint former minister Satsuki Katayama as the first female finance minister, broadcaster FNN said, underscoring the symbolic shattering of the glass ceiling as Takaichi is set to be voted in as the country's inaugural female premier later on Tuesday.

Sanae Takaichi won the parliamentary vote to become Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first woman to clinch the nation’s top leadership job.