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. An acolyte of former Prime Minister ...

The yen slid after hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected as Japan's first female prime minister, as investors bet that the move could bring about a muddied rate outlook and greater fiscal ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female prime minister by the country’s parliament on Tuesday, in a landmark moment for the historically patriarchal country ...

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 trimming gains after the vote. The broader Topix gauge was up 0.1%, while ...

FILE - Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), gestures as she leaves the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo ...

TOKYO — Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner ...

(CNN) — A staunchly conservative politician with a penchant for heavy metal is poised to make history on Tuesday as Japan’s first female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi’s expected accession to the role ...

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 ...

The yen was last 0.1% stronger at 150.61 per dollar, having fallen slightly in the previous session as investors anticipated that Takaichi's likely premiership - following the backing of the ...

The new LDP-JIP coalition will command 231 seats in the Lower House, two short of a majority. To secure a first-round victory, the LDP has already reached out to smaller parties. Nikkei Asia reported ...

Japan's likely next prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, plans to appoint former minister Satsuki Katayama as the first female finance minister, broadcaster FNN said, underscoring the symbolic shattering ...

Japan’s parliament is set to elect ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday.