Who is Sanae Takaichi? Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ takes over as first woman prime minister

Who is Sanae Takaichi? Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ takes over as first woman prime minister - A drummer and a fan of heavy metal, the ...
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Japan's governing party is choosing a new leader Saturday to succeed Ishiba

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 ...
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Korean, Japanese leaders bond over Busan stroll, dinner of delicacies

President Lee Jae Myung, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, center, take a walk around the Nurimaru APEC House in Busan on Sept. 30 after their bilateral summit. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE] ...
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(LEAD) Lee, Japan's Ishiba hold summit talks in Busan

BUSAN, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung held summit talks with outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the southeastern city of Busan on Tuesday. Ishiba arrived for a two-day ...

Japan elects its first female prime minister, an Iron Maiden fan, heavy metal drummer

Ultraconservative leader succeeds Shigeru Ishiba; faces fragile coalition, hawkish policies, regional and economic challenges ...