Japan's ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as leader, meaning she is likely to become the nation's first female prime minister. The ultraconservative is not expected to blaze any trails for women's ...

Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a "new era" Saturday after becoming head of Japan's ruling party, putting her on course to become the country's first woman prime minister.Takaichi, a heavy metal ...

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected and staunchly conservative head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister, but that doesn't mean she's a ...

Ms. Takaichi would be Japan’s first female prime minister in a country where women are drastically underrepresented at the highest levels of power.

Sanae Takaichi, a protégé of Shinzo Abe, is set to become Japan’s first woman prime minister, but her real test begins as she inherits an economic crisis and political instability, and must lead in a ...

The new leader will take the helm of the world’s fourth-largest economy at a time of unusual political instability, rising prices and increasing regional tensions. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

Sanae Takaichi, an ultra-conservative, was elected LDP president and is set to become Japan's next prime minister. Known for championing Shinzo Abe's ...

If Takaichi becomes prime minister, she would likely be willing to assist Taiwan in bolstering its defense capabilities, National Taiwan University political science associate professor Chen Shih-min ...

The 64-year-old Sanae Takaichi is ultra-conservative, with her views and positions chiming more with men than women.

A drummer in a heavy-metal band and a motorcycle rider as a student, Sanae Takaichi has called for a stronger military, more fiscal spending for growth, promotion of nuclear fusion and tougher ...

But Sanae Takaichi’s uniqueness lies not only in her gender. She also embodies an atypical political trajectory. Close to Shinzo Abe, whose heritage she claims, she has established herself as one of ...