Tokyo: Sanae Takaichi made history on Tuesday, winning Japan’s parliamentary vote to become the nation’s first female Prime Minister. Takaichi secured 237 votes in the first round in the 465-seat ...

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 ...

Japanese business leaders on Tuesday welcomed new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, pinning their hopes that the first female ...

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

Sanae Takaichi has voiced anti-immigrant policies at a time when Japan’s population continues to fall, threatening economic ...

History is made as a late political challenge by Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ fails to prosper against Sanai Takaichi. Mr. Kirk, based ...

Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister, but her predominantly male cabinet has sparked controversy.

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

Japan elected its first female prime minister on Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi , a milestone in a country long dominated by male ...

Having won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election on October 4, Sanae Takaichi’s road to becoming ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

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