- Japan to elect first female leader, a hawk who promotes ‘Japan First’ The Washington Post
- Sanae Takaichi : Japan parliament expected to elect country’s first female prime minister BBC
- Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Bloomberg.com
- Hardliner conservative and heavy metal fan Sanae Takaichi set to make history as Japan’s first female prime minister CNN
- Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition The Japan Times
