1. Sanae Takaichi is the first female Prime Minister of Japan

1. Sanae Takaichi is the first female Prime Minister of Japan

2. She was born in Yamatok?riyamaon March 7, 1961

2. She was born in Yamatok?riyamaon March 7, 1961

3. She got married twice to Japanese politician Taku Yamamoto

3. She got married twice to Japanese politician Taku Yamamoto

4. She first married him in 2004 but later divorced in July 2017

4. She first married him in 2004 but later divorced in July 2017

5.  The couple again got remarried in December 2021.

5.  The couple again got remarried in December 2021.

6. She doesn’t have any children of her own bit adopted her husband’s three children from his previous marriage

6. She doesn’t have any children of her own bit adopted her husband’s three children from his previous marriage

7. In 1984, she graduated from Kobe with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, then enrolled in the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management.

7. In 1984, she graduated from Kobe with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, then enrolled in the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management.

8. Despite qualifying to matriculate at Keio and Waseda universities in Tokyo,  she did not attend as her parents refused to cover tuition fees if she left home or chose a private university, because she was a woman so she commuted six hours from her family home to attend Kobe University, supporting herself with part-time work.

8. Despite qualifying to matriculate at Keio and Waseda universities in Tokyo,  she did not attend as her parents refused to cover tuition fees if she left home or chose a private university, because she was a woman so she commuted six hours from her family home to attend Kobe University, supporting herself with part-time work.

8. Despite qualifying to matriculate at Keio and Waseda universities in Tokyo,  she did not attend as her parents refused to cover tuition fees if she left home or chose a private university, because she was a woman so she commuted six hours from her family home to attend Kobe University, supporting herself with part-time work.

8. Despite qualifying to matriculate at Keio and Waseda universities in Tokyo,  she did not attend as her parents refused to cover tuition fees if she left home or chose a private university, because she was a woman so she commuted six hours from her family home to attend Kobe University, supporting herself with part-time work.

10. Takaichi has cited former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a role model and a profoundly influential figure on her personal political beliefs

10. Takaichi has cited former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a role model and a profoundly influential figure on her personal political beliefs

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