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 ...

Japan's first female PM breaks the glass ceiling, but many women remain skeptical

At last, the "glass ceiling" has been broken and Japan has its first female prime minister. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP ...

Outgoing Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni shrine

Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni shrine, regarded by Japan's ...
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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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Japan's parliament votes to elect ultraconservative Takaichi as the country’s first female PM

Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, following her party’s last-minute coalition deal to secure a majority. She succeeds ...
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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] ...