Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, was elected as leader by Japan’s embattled governing party, paving the way for her ...

In a sign of a more progressive kind of politics – or perhaps not – Japan’s long-time governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP ...

Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the head of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), placing her in line to become the ...

Sanae Takaichi, an admirer of Britain’s Margaret Thatcher, was elected on Saturday as president of the ruling party, ...

Girls and women sit inside a tent as they listen to their mentor speaking to them about child marriages at a school in Shamva ...

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 ...

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal ...

Sanae Takaichi, a 64-year-old ultra-conservative, is set to become Japan’s first female PM, leading the LDP amid concerns ...

Japan’s Komeito party says it is ending 26 years of alliance with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party due to concerns over ...

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

Japan stands at a historic crossroads. For the first time in its post-war history, the country is poised to have a woman at the helm of government.

Arch-conservative Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister — but challenging political realities may push the nationalist leader toward a more pragmatic approach.