Right-wing Sanae Takaichi set to be Japan's first female premier
Some of her supporters viewed her selection as a watershed in Japan's male-dominated politics. Takaichi has made a bold pledge to lift the number of women in cabinet to a par with Nordic countries.
"The fact that a woman was chosen might be seen positively. I think it shows that Japan is truly starting to change and that message is getting across," 30-year-old company worker Misato Kikuchi said outside Tokyo's Shimbashi station.
However, her other socially conservative positions - such as opposing changes to allowing married couples to have separate surnames - make her more popular among men than women, opinion polls show.
Her conservative appeal, however, may help blunt the rise of Sanseito, which broke into the political mainstream in a July election, appealing to voters disillusioned with the LDP.
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