Is this a win for women’s rights? Japan’s "Iron Lady" has become her country’s first ever female prime minister. But some say her policies will hold other women back.
Japan elects its first female leader
Looking back: Takaichi, above, often wears blue suits to pay tribute to her political role model, Britain's Margaret Thatcher. Glossary
Margaret Thatcher - Britain’s first female prime minister (from 1979 to 1990) and the longest-serving prime minister of the modern era. She was a Conservative.
Parliamentary - Related to parliament, the place where politicians make laws.
Conservative - Holding traditional values, and in a political context, favouring policies such as private ownership.
Stance - A way of thinking about something, or way of standing or holding your body.
Immigrant - Somebody who moves to a country from another country.
Maiden names - A woman's surname before she gets married.
Feminist - Someone who calls for women's rights and equality of the sexes.
Resistant - Able to survive its effects.
Gender equality - Gender equality means treating everyone equally, irrespective of their gender (the condition of being physically male, female, or intersex).