TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appointed Satsuki Katayama, a key supporter in the Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race, ...

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister, citing Margaret Thatcher as inspiration while promising to ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama has died at age 101 in his home city of Oito. He was prime minister from ...

Japan elected its first female prime minister on Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi , a milestone in a country long dominated by male ...

Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday announced he will be running for the leadership of Japan's ruling party and said he regretted that ordinary party members will be unable to ...

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to achieve the target of spending two percent of GDP on defence two years ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is set to step down in mid-month, has released a “personal message on the 80th anniversary of the post-war period.” Despite opposition from hardline ...

Sanae Takaichi is on track to become Japan's first female prime minister after her party secured a crucial coalition partner.

Three candidates are vying to become the next leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said last week he would step down for health reasons.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader on Saturday to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but the winner must quickly restore political stability and ...

Whether Sanae Takaichi can achieve political stability depends on her ability to defy her right-wing supporters’ expectations ...