Sanae Takaichi, a fan of Iron Maiden, had an improbable rise to power. Like her mentor, Shinzo Abe, she is expected to lead ...

Tokyo — Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a ...

Japan's Nikkei share gauge extended its record-breaking rally on Tuesday as fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi cleared a ...

Though her election is a milestone, Takaichi enters office with a fragile coalition and facing a number of pressing ...

The Japanese government and some of the nation's top manufacturers have warned Vietnam that a planned ban on petrol-powered ...

Asian markets have advanced, with Japan's benchmark approaching the symbolically important 50,000 level for the first time as ...

By John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime ...

Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to bring her within two votes of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is set to be voted in as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's likely next prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has finalised a plan to appoint former regional ...