Japan’s parliament is set to elect ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, one day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner ...

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned with his cabinet on Tuesday, marking an end to the administration that took office just over a year ago. At an extraordinary ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index continues its bullish run on expectations for the launch of a new coalition government. It set another intraday high in early Tuesday trading, nearing the 50,000 line.

Japan's next likely prime minister Sanae Takaichi has finalised a plan to appoint Katayama as finance minister, local media reported on Tuesday, which would make her the first woman to hold the role.

Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative, is on the brink of making history as Japan's first female prime minister. On Tuesday, members of parliament are expected to elect her, representing a ...

President of Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi is likely to become the next prime minister of Japan. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI Oct. 20 (UPI) --Sanae Takaichi likely will become Japan's first ...

Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, but analysts say her rise does not necessarily signal a feminist ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, symbolizing a historic moment in a male-dominated political landscape. Despite her groundbreaking role, Takaichi's leadership ...

Japan is on the verge of a historic political moment as conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi is set to become the countrys first female prime minister, following a decisive coalition deal between the ...

Japan's Sanae Takaichi is poised to make history, with a vote shortly expected to confirm her as the country's first ever female prime minister The 64-year-old conservative leader, an admirer of ...

Japan was set to get its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour deal to form a new coalition. But Japan's fifth premier ...

In the two parties’ coalition, the JIP will provide “out-of-cabinet cooperation,” as the junior coalition partner does not intend for its lawmakers to join the cabinet.