Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has been elected Japan's first female prime minister after a whirlwind few weeks of ...

Takaichi only appointed two women in the Cabinet, which was identical to the previous Shigeru Ishiba administration.

TOKYO -- Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi caused a stir when she remarked that she would "throw away the phrase work ...

With Komeito now an opposition party, it is grappling with how to maintain an appropriate political distance from the Liberal ...

Takaichi tapped 65-year-old Katayama Satsuki for the Minister of Finance, making her Japan’s first female finance ...

Japan plans to raise several travel-related fees and taxes, part of an effort to modernize systems and fund public programs.

Sanae Takaichi took office on Tuesday as Japan's first female prime minister, but her surprisingly male-dominated cabinet and socially conservative track record have left some women ambivalent in a ...

Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, draws Thatcher comparisons as she steps into power with a bold yet ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has demonstrated a “united party front” by appointing her rivals in the Liberal Democratic ...

As Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi got to work on Wednesday (Oct 22), her government began finalising a purchase package, ...