Her message has revolved around Japan's resurgence as a superpower, both geopolitically and militarily. She supports ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

U.S.-Japan defense relations could get a boost if Sanae Takaichi — a nationalist politician who has pushed stronger military ...

Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to secure her appointment as PM.

Editor’s note: On October 4th Takaichi Sanae won the race to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. She is set to ...

Japan has elected Sanae Takaichi as its first female Prime Minister, a historic breakthrough in the nation's male-dominated ...

The Japanese Parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative and former internal affairs minister, as the country's first female prime minister. This comes days ...

She is set to be named Japan’s PM when the Diet convenes for an extraordinary session, likely on Oct 15. Read more at ...

The darling of the conservative faction of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is one of two favourites to win this Saturday’s contest to take over as the leader of the country’s largest ...

Hawkish on security policy, dovish on fiscal policy and traditionalist on social policy, she will move her country to the right ...