Will Japan get its first female prime minister?

I am currently out of Japan, but I have been keeping up with the news in Japan as best I can. In August I heard that there was a chance that Shigeru Ishiba would resign as Prime Minister. But I was still surprised this morning when I saw several headlines about his resignation being official. 

One of the headlines posed the question; will Japan get its first woman leader as Sanae Takaichi is among the potentials to succeed him. As is Toshimitsu Motegi, Yoshimasa Hayashi and Shinjiro Koizumi, son of former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi. If he is successful he would become the youngest prime minister in modern times.

We will have to wait a while to see who comes next. But an immediate effect of his resignation is the yen sank and stocks surged today. It will be interesting to see what and who comes next! Will Japan get its first female prime minister? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.