Sanae Takaichi, a conservative known for her admiration of Margaret Thatcher, is elected as Japan's first female prime ...

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

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after ...

TOKYO >> Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was set to become Japan’s first female prime minister today after winning a critical vote in parliament’s lower house.

Japan's Diet, or parliament, on Tuesday nominated Sanae Takaichi, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as new prime minister to succeed Shigeru Ishiba. The House of Representatives, the ...

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after ...

Takaichi, a protege of the late former PM Shinzo Abe, was on Tuesday morning already moving ahead with forming a Cabinet ahead of her formal election as prime minister. No lawmakers from the JIP -- ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, shattering ...

The yen slid after hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected as Japan's first female prime minister, as investors bet ...

The Nikkei 225 Index was last up 0.4% to 49,404.66, poised for a record high close. It earlier rose as high as 1.55% before ...

Takaichi succeeds Shigeru Ishiba and marks the fourth prime minister in five years from a party beset by scandals and ...

Sanae Takaichi won the lower house of parliament vote to become Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday, effectively making her the ...