'I wish her the best': Tokyo reacts to Sanae Takaichi becoming Japan's first female prime minister

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(21 Oct 2025) RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo - 21 October 2025 1. Newspaper company staff opening extra copies, reporting Sanae Takaichi has been elected as Japan's first female prime minister 2. People grabbing to get hold of a copy, UPSOUND (Japanese): "Please only take one copy each" and "I want one" 3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) No names given, 19, student: "Looking around, I feel Japan's women's advancement into society is lagging behind. In that sense, I hope that by having a