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 ...

Staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi has become Japan’s first female prime minister, after the country’s parliament voted for ...

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