Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is not concerned about the potential for China to retaliate after Australia signed a critical ...

Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi pledged to build a “strong Japan” after being elected in parliamentary votes to become ...

Japan's parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister, and she ...

Sanae Takaichi has become Japan's first female prime minister, a significant milestone in the country's male-dominated ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Takaichi’s fragile minority coalition will need to form alliances with other conservative parties to pass laws ...

Gold tumbled more than 6 per cent yesterday, on course for its biggest daily drop in more than 12 years, as this year’s ...

Having won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election on October 4, Sanae Takaichi’s road to becoming ...