TOKYO — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

The LDP found a new coalition partner, but Prime Minister Takaichi is still short of a majority in the lower house.

Japan has a new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, the nation's first woman in the top job. However, her cabinet features few ...

Takaichi takes over when Japanese politics appears more fractured than at almost any other time in recent memory, and aims to tackle immigration and defense.