Sanae Takaichi admires former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and is a proponent of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after ...

Japan's parliament has voted in the country's first ever female prime minister. Sanae Takaichi won 237 votes in the 465-seat ...

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister, the 104th in history. A conservative protégé of Shinzo Abe, she supports tech innovation and lower taxes.

For many young girls in Japan today, the image of Sanae Takaichi taking the helm of power as the country's first ever female ...

Ms Takaichi won 237 votes – four more than a majority – compared to 149 won by Yoshikoko Noda, head of the largest opposition party.

The Japanese currency was last down 0.8% at 152.01 per dollar ...

Japan's first female prime minister has formed a coalition and is setting out a policy agenda that includes economic reform, ...

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating ...

Takaichi, who is known to be an admirer of Britain's Margaret Thatcher, will get an early opportunity to meet President ...

Japan has elected Sanae Takaichi as its first female Prime Minister, a historic breakthrough in the nation's male-dominated ...