It took longer than expected, but Japan has finally appointed its first female prime minister. In the world of male-dominated ...

Hawkish on security policy, dovish on fiscal policy and traditionalist on social policy, she will move her country to the right ...

Japan elected Sanae Takaichi as its first female prime minister on Tuesday, setting the country up for a turn to the ...

The country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday voted Takaichi to be the party’s next leader, which is also ...

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister, citing Margaret Thatcher as inspiration while promising to ...

Japan's parliament has elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister. On Tuesday, she replaced Shigeru ...

Japan will aim to have women make up at least 30% of directors at major firms by 2030, according to a draft plan issued by the Gender Equality Bureau that said more diversity can contribute to ...

TOKYO — The person chosen Friday to lead Japan’s governing party, and become prime minister next week, is a veteran politician with deep policy experience, a taste for curry and anime — and big ...