Sanae Takaichi has made history as Japan's first female prime minister, but her cabinet's lack of gender diversity, with only ...

Sanae Takaichi has been appointed the first-ever female prime minister of Japan, and will lead a minority government. Here's ...

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a difficult challenge in maintaining the quality of the country's medical and nursing care services while lowering related expenses, amid an aging ...

With the election of Sanae Takaichi as prime minister this week, Japan joined the ranks of countries that have had a woman serve as head of state or government since World War II. As of the end of ...

The new Japanese prime minister and LDP leader has been elected partly to see off a surging far right, at a time of ...

Japan’s export machine came back to life in September 2025, climbing 4.2% year-on-year after four straight months of declines ...

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has been elected Japan's first female prime minister after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling.

Japan plans to raise several travel-related fees and taxes, part of an effort to modernize systems and fund public programs.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Takaichi for "making history" as Japan's first woman premier. Takaichi had promised a cabinet with "Nordic" levels of women, up from two under predecessor ...

Japan has elected its first female Prime Minister. Sanae Takaichi won 237 votes while Yoshihiko Noda head of the largest ...

TOKYO — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64 ...

Margaret Thatcher-san? In many ways, Takaichi will be a natural partner for President Donald Trump in the region, but has ...