TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday ...

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister, vowing a hawkish agenda and conservative reforms amid gender ...

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

Ms Takaichi won 237 votes – four more than a majority – compared to 149 won by Yoshikoko Noda, head of the largest opposition party.

The government had shut down for just less than a week in November 1995 before a temporary funding agreement reopened services to give lawmakers a few more weeks to negotiate. But both sides remained ...

Though her election is a milestone in a country that struggles with gender equality, critics say hard-line conservative Sanae ...

Japan’s first woman prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s public statements over the years - From international tourism, ...

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister. WSJ’s Jason Douglas explains who she is and why she’s likely to ...

After weeks of political chaos and tense coalition negotiations, Japan’s parliament on Tuesday voted to elect Sanae Takaichi ...

Sanae Takaichi, the pro-stimulus conservative who has become Japan’s first female prime minister, is an energetic nationalist ...

Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to secure her appointment as PM.