Japan’s most iconic truck might be the tiny white trucks that farmers use to navigate their rice fields. But Japanese Prime ...

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

After Sanae Takaichi took office as Japan's first woman prime minister, AFP spoke to some of her younger counterparts who ...

Takaichi replaces Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal ...

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As Sanae Takaichi creates history as the first woman Prime Minister of Japan, here's everything to know about her husband, Taku Yamamoto.

Sanae Takaichi was named Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative naming just two other women ...

TOKYO (AP) — Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was ...

TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Japan's parliament failed to set a date for its vote on a new prime minister on Wednesday, after party leaders spent a day in inconclusive coalition talks. The ruling Liberal ...

President Trump welcomed the news Monday that Japan is poised to have its first female prime minister, calling it “incredible for the people of Japan.” “Japan has just elected its first female Prime ...

TOKYO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday, while the yen and long-term bonds tumbled as Sanae Takaichi was all but confirmed to become the country's next premier, ...

On Saturday, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president to replace outgoing leader and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who resigned last month. Parliament ...