Here’s how the LDP leader remade Japan’s ruling coalition to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.

Shares in Europe and Asia are mostly higher, with Japan's benchmark creeping closer to the symbolically important 50,000 ...

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

Without stability, we cannot push measures for a strong economy or diplomacy,” she added.The July election left the LDP ...

Tokyo, Japan, Sanae Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female Prime Minister. The hardline conservative, known for her ...

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

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated political landscape. She also leads the Liberal Democratic Party, which has been ...

Japan's first female prime minister, Takaichi, aims to attract young voters with a rightward shift and conservative policies.

Ultraconservative leader succeeds Shigeru Ishiba; faces fragile coalition, hawkish policies, regional and economic challenges ...

Sanae Takaichi won the parliamentary vote to become Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first woman to clinch ...

She replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party's ...