Sanae Takaichi has pledged to make the country ‘strong and prosperous’ again; success hinges on breaking barriers for women ...

Renowned Japan expert Sheila Smith discusses the country’s historic election of its first female prime minister, her politics ...

Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi has appointed just two women to her 19-member cabinet, despite pledging to match the levels of female representation seen in Nordic countries. Ms Takaichi, an ...

Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, but many of her positions are socially conservative in an often still deeply patriarchal nation. Takaichi, whose hero is ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about economics, markets and policymaking throughout Asia. Sanae Takaichi, newly-elected leader of the Liberal Democratic ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country’s first female prime minister.

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country's first female prime minister.

Japan's parliament has elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister. On Tuesday, she replaced Shigeru ...