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

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Japan's parliament has elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister. On Tuesday, she replaced Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum.

For many young girls in Japan today, the image of Sanae Takaichi taking the helm of power as the country's first ever female leader is powerful and formative. It means a patriarchal society and a ...

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — a Thatcher-inspired conservative with heavy metal tastes and a passion ...

Satsuki Katayama is Japan’s first female finance minister, and also one of the few in her job in recent decades that ...

Japan has elected staunch conservative politician Sanae Takaichi, as its next prime minister, the country’s first woman to hold this position. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery looks at what this appointment ...

Sanae Takaichi was confirmed as leader days ahead of a possible visit to Japan by President Trump, with whom she shares conservative views and a hawkish stance on China.

U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, welcoming the new prime ...

US President Donald Trump is in Japan today, continuing his series of key meetings with leaders in Asia, as the government shutdown drags on back home. Follow for live updates.

Mone Chiba of Japan has won Skate Canada with a near-flawless free skate, holding off American Isabeau Levito.

Lawmakers in Japan elected hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first woman in modern times to lead the key U.S. ally.