Japan's 'Iron Lady,' first metal female PM

(DRM News) Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gives historic first speech in English

Women should stay in their place, except me.

Heavy metal rocker, motorcyclist, arch conservative, anti-feminist, Iron Maiden-loving new prime minister of Japan. Feminism has sure helped a lot of anti-feminists without being appreciated.

• Young Sanae Takaichi playing drums, singing (AI)

PM Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister

Dragon Iron Lady PM Takaichi

(CBS News) Oct. 21, 2025: (Average tenure of a new prime minister is currently 16 months, so good luck, Iron Lady. She's conservative, very conservative, so will she be a female Trump?) Japan's parliament elected the country's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, 64, on Tuesday morning (Oct. 21). CBS News foreign correspondent Anna Coren has more details.

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