Japan’s staunchly conservative former interior minister, Sanae Takaichi, was elected by parliament on Tuesday as the country’s first female prime minister. The ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday ...

The U.S. stock market is drifting near its record heights. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Tuesday and is sitting just 0.1% below its ...

Komeito had long restrained the LDP’s more hawkish tendencies, especially on China policy. What will happen now that it’s no ...

Sanae Takaichi is now officially Japan's first female prime minister. She's running a minority government; her policy plans ...

Japan's allure lies in its stock market valuation. While the Nasdaq is up 19% this year and trades at 34 times current ...

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female PM, signaling a conservative shift. She aims to stabilize the government and ...

The LDP found a new coalition partner, but Prime Minister Takaichi is still short of a majority in the lower house.

Here’s how the LDP leader remade Japan’s ruling coalition to become the country’s first female Prime Minister.

History is made as a late political challenge by Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ fails to prosper against Sanai Takaichi. Mr. Kirk, based ...

Without stability, we cannot push measures for a strong economy or diplomacy,” she added.The July election left the LDP ...