Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s New Prime Minister, and She’s a Heavy Metal Drummer - The New York Times
Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her mentor, Shinzo Abe, she is expected to lead Japan to the right.
Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi nation's first female prime minister : NPR
Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

