Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, is a social conservative and faces a range of challenges in office.

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There was applause in Japan's parliament as members voted in the country’s first woman prime minister.

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expe...

TOKYO: Japan has appointed Sanae Takaichi as its first woman prime minister after she forged a last-minute coalition deal.The lower house of...

Japan will base any decisions about energy imports on its national interests, the country’s trade minister Yoji Muto has said, following sug...

China's influence is growing in global affairs, former senior U.N. official Kiyotaka Akasaka added, emphasizing the need for Japan to play a...

Japan's parliament has elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister.

The U.S. president is expected to visit Japan for three days from Oct. 27 after visiting Malaysia, where the Association of Southeast Asian...

Takaichi avoided a runoff by rolling to victory in a first round of voting in the Lower House, garnering a majority 237 votes.

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Starting in 2030, the Tokyo Stock Exchange will seek to delist companies that fail to reach a market value of at least ¥10 billion within fi...

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump announced he will soon travel to Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea.Trump made the announceme...

Monday’s coalition agreement between the LDP and JIP has made it all but certain that Sanae Takaichi has garnered enough support to take the...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament is set to elect ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, one d...