The top echelons of politics and business in Japan are still overwhelmingly male-dominated. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is poised to become the nation’s first female prime minister, taking on the challenges of quelling discontent over the cost of living, dealing with the Trump administration and reviving the fortunes of a ruling party that has lost its dominance at the ballot box.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Anticipation grew on Monday that Sanae Takaichi will become Japan's first female premier, with the backing of the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, pushing

TOKYO -- With Sanae Takaichi on track to be voted in as Japan's next prime minister Tuesday, work is underway on assembling her cabinet, with all four of her opponents in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race set for key roles.